Boko Haram: UN Security Council to visit Nigeria in March

The UN Security Council will be
visiting Nigeria within the next few weeks to
discuss strategies for combating the destructive
Boko Haram insurgents and assess the level of
humanitarian crisis caused by the terrorist group.

The UN also said in Abuja, yesterday, that it was
working towards ending the activities of Boko
Haram insurgency in the North-East by August
2018.

Deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General,
Mr Farhan Haq, confirmed to the News Agency
of Nigeria in New York that the visit would take
place in March.

Haq regretted the negative consequences of the
insurgency on the country and the people but
gave the assurance that the UN would continue
to support Nigeria in this unfortunate situation
and work with the country in its efforts to
overcome the challenges.


Abubakar Shekau

He said: “There will be efforts to also evaluate
what the situation (Boko Haram) is. I believe, in
the coming days, the Security Council itself does
intend to visit Nigeria and see for itself the
humanitarian situation and evaluate it first-hand.

“The Security Council will be going to Nigeria to
assess the humanitarian situation caused by
Boko Haram. The visit will be coming up in
March.”

Meanwhile, UN Resident and Humanitarian
Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said at a
breakfast meeting in Abuja, yesterday, that
insurgency in the North-East would be over in
the next 18 months.

Kallon, who described the crisis as the fourth
largest in the world, said challenges confronting
Nigeria were enormous, ranging from security to
governance and economy.

Source: Vanguard