Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), National Security Adviser to President Buhari has claimed that terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were recruiting and radicalizing vulnerable Nigerian youths through social media.
Monguno made the revelation at the ongoing second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of member-states, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in New York.
He Monguno stated that their intention was to portray the Federal Government as incapable of protecting the population.
He said the government was empowering the National Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to trace terrorist organizations’ sources of funding, reiterated Buhari’s commitment to diffusing tensions in Lake Chad Basin via the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF).
“Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists are also using the social media to instill fear in the target communities, as well as to deflate the morale of defence and security forces.”
“Terrorism has continued to manifest itself as a vicious and relentless global threat, recognising no border, nationality and religion.”
“In order to deal decisively with the complex nature of terrorism and other organised transnational crimes, the international community must see the menace as threat to global peace and security.”
“The Federal Government has improved the coordination of humanitarian support for non-government organizations (NGOs) by creating the Ministry of Humanitarians Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.”
“The President had approved the establishment of the National Commission of the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the National Commission for the Coordination of Cyber Security,” Monguno added.
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