NATIONAL Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd) has appealed to the United Nations (UN) Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to support Nigeria’s efforts to tackle terrorism and violent extremism in the country and the West African sub-region.
Monguno told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that Nigeria and the sub-region needed the international community to support and sustain the country’s efforts in the fight against terrorism and insurgency.
The Nigerian security officer held a closed-door meeting with the Under Secretary-General of UNOCT, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, on the margins of the ongoing UN General Assembly.
“The focus of my discussion with the Under Secretary-General of UNOCT was mainly to look at current and emerging issues on counter-terrorism and extreme violence,” he said.
“I discussed the need for us to look at new challenges in a more comprehensive manner, especially looking at the non-kinetic aspects of fighting terrorism and violent extremism.
“These are no longer solely Nigeria issue but a completely regional problem.
“I also told him that Niger, Cameroon, Chad had their own inherent peculiar problems, which is capable of slowing their progress with us in the Multinational Joint Task Force,” he said.
Monguno stressed that it is necessary to involve all the countries across the globe in dealing with terrorism, particularly in a non-kinetic manner.
