Given that terrorism has a negative impact on international peace, causes human displacement, and contributes to rising levels of poverty, President Bola Tinubu has asked the UN for assistance in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism.

On Thursday, he made the appeal during a meeting at the State House with Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism.

The president pointed out that terrorism has repeatedly undone advancements in development and elevated instability in families and communities.

He said that the UN needs to be more consistent in dealing with it in the developing world context.

“We appreciate all that you have been doing. We know in the face of many demands and challenges, you can still do much better. We can score you ‘A’ in collaboration but ‘B’ in physical support.

‘’You have to do more because terrorism is an effective danger to democracy; terrorism is also an effective danger to development. Growth and prosperity cannot be achieved until we banish terrorism.

‘’We have to equally look at other sides of the issue and I have said, it is the where, how and when of terrorism,” NAN quoted him as saying

Tinubu said global peace and prosperity would demand the swift and comprehensive provision of the right answers to the challenge posed by insurgencies in parts of the world.

“We must take into account the basic needs of our people. If out of the meagre resources presently available, we have to dip our hands without the steady support from organisations like the UN, then we are in trouble,” the President said.

Tinubu seeks UN support in fight against terrorism

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