In his resolve to get to the root of the Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari is to make his first official trip out of the country to Niger Republic, Wednesday.
The shuttle to neighbouring Niger came as alleged Boko Haram suicide bombers on Sunday, attacked Gamborou Market in Maiduguri, Borno State leaving at least four persons critically injured.
Sources in Nigeria and Niger disclosed, weekend, that the visit by the newly inaugurated Nigerian leader to Niamey is directed at decapitating the head of the group as a final solution to the insurgency that has wreaked the country’s North-East.
Sources in Nigeria and Niger disclosed, weekend, that the visit by the newly inaugurated Nigerian leader to Niamey is directed at decapitating the head of the group as a final solution to the insurgency that has wreaked the country’s North-East.
“This is to underline the resolve of the Nigerian president to push the Boko Haram group out of existence by going for the jugular of the group. The immediacy being given to the trip emphasises the seriousness with which President Buhari intends to tackle the insurgency from its roots,” a source privy to the development said.
Boko Haram insurgents have in the past been accused of getting supplies and support through some neighbouring countries, notably Niger and Chad.
The visit would come ahead of another visit to Germany at the end of the week for the G8 Summit. President Buhari was last week requested by the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, to attend the summit with a wish list for the attention of the G8 leaders.
Source: Scan News.
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