Western Nations Should Develop Nigeria’s Infrastructure To End Terrorism – Lai Mohammed

• Mohammed said this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with various global media outlets, think tanks and media influencers.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged Western nations to help develop infrastructure in Nigeria and other developing countries as a means of ending terrorism.

Mohammed says terrorism is a global issue with no boundary and “for the world to be saved, every corner of the world must be saved.”

“The western world should look into helping developing nations like Nigeria in developing their infrastructure,” Mohammed said. “This will help to create employment and quality livelihood that will make it difficult for ideological groups like Boko Haram to recruit the youths.’’

Mohammed said this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with various global media outlets, think tanks and media influencers.

Drawing inference from the Afghanistan situation, Mohammed, who interacted with Reuters, Washington Post and Bloomberg via a live streaming news service, underscored the need for the developed world to see terrorism as a global threat and handle it as such.

“We can see from the example of the U.S., where Taliban takes over Afghanistan, a pointer to how difficult it is to fight terrorism driven by ideology,” he emphasized.

The minister said that Nigeria welcomed the support received from the U.S. and other countries in fighting Boko Haram insurgency.

He added that more help especially in funding infrastructure and global support in fighting terrorism would go a long way in stamping out the menace.