Vice President Kashim Shettima has bemoaned the fact that Nigeria has been a field for Boko Haram, and says that President Bola Tinubu is determined to end insecurity.
The Vice President, represented by his Special Adviser on General Duties, Dr Aliyu Modibbo Umar, spoke yesterday in Abuja at the launch of two books written by former Nigerian ambassador to Russia, Professor Abdullahi Shehu.
The books are titled: “Boko Haram and Other Security Challenges in Nigeria: Issues and Options for Policy” and Reflections on the 2023 General Elections: Lessons Learned and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria.”
“For far too long, Nigeria has been under the threat of terrorist organisations like Boko Haram, who seek to erase existence through violence,” he said.
“We are also at the mercy of historical revisionists whose hidden agenda is to distort our national narrative. These daunting realities serve as the inspiration behind the books we gather to present today.
“His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made security a top priority, and so the empirical research provided by scholars like Professor Shehu is essential.
“They serve as indispensable resources for informing policy reforms and driving national development.
“We understand that it is through such intellectual inquiry and data-driven analysis that we can chart a course towards a more secure and prosperous Nigeria.”
Earlier, we reported that Former Nigerian Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, described the Boko Haram insurgents as a threat to Nigeria’s unity and existence.
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