President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that because Nigeria fought and won a civil war, it will also win the Boko Haram war no matter how long it takes. He said if the nation could go through a 30-month civil war and be reorganised, there should be no doubting the capacity to put things in order in the North-East ravaged by a 10-year-old war. As for Boko Haram, we try to disabuse the minds of the people and I think our people now understand the basic dishonesty in it. The newly created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs is coordinating NEMA and others, to make sure that whatever resources we get are well utilised. “In situations such as what we have in the northeast, international law and international humanitarian law should apply.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 25, 2020 06:00 UTC