President Muhammadu Buhari says the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria is largely fuelled by youth unemployment and poverty, noting that the “level of poverty is almost unimaginable.”
He said this in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, June 10, 2021.
According to Buhari, his government has done a lot to fight the terrorists but the problem in the “North-East is very difficult.”
He said he believes majority of the Boko Haram members are Nigerians after being told so by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, who according to him, is working very hard and taking a lot of risks.
He noted that he recently changed service chiefs to re-energise the fight against Boko Haram and other security challenges.
Condemning the Boko Haram terrorists, President Buhari said: “You can’t kill innocent people and say God is great.”
He, however, added that his administration has recorded significant achievements, noting that Nigerians know the difference between when he came in and now.
