In The Northern part of the country, President Buhari has revealed that the Nigeria will be committing $80m in the fight against terrorism and banditry.
The statement was read by Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyema during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government virtual Summit.
Buhari also revealed that a total of $20 million has already been contributed to the ECOWAS pool for security action plan to execute the war against terrorism in the region. He urged member states to pay their voluntary contribution into the fund dedicated to the implementation of the 2020/2024 Action plan.
He said:
”We have already directed the immediate remittance of the sum of $20 million pledged by Nigeria to the pool account of the ECOWAS Action Plan to fight terrorism while the sum of $80 million is to be disbursed for the fight against terrorism in the Northeast and banditry in the Northwest of Nigeria .”
