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Italy promises to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram

The Italian government on Thursday expressed its readiness to join force with the Federal government of Nigeria to eradicate the menace of the Boko Haram … Continue reading Italy promises to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram


The Italian special envoy on humanitarian emergencies, Margherita Boniver.

The Italian government on Thursday expressed its readiness to join force with the Federal government of Nigeria to eradicate the menace of the Boko Haram insurgence in the country.

The Italian special envoy on humanitarian emergencies, Margherita Boniver.

This was disclosed by the Italian special envoy on humanitarian emergencies, Margherita Boniver while she and other Italian delegates to Nigeria were being received by the Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja.

Mrs Boniver applauded the extraordinary collaboration between the Nigeria and the Italian authority “on a number of specific issues, including terrorism, human trafficking, to roll back poverty, to enhance inter-religious dialogue and the full observation of human rights.”

She said the Italian government will continue to support Nigeria in the fight against terrorism that is currently ravaging the Northern part of the country.

Responding to the comments of the Italian special envoy, the Deputy Senate president said that the Federal Government would seek the assistance of the African Union to tackle the insurgence of the boko haram sect in the country.

Mr Eweremadu said that the “unfortunate incidence that led to the death of the Italian citizen on Nigeria soil is a great taboo.” He used the visit of the Italian delegates to condole with the government of Italy over the death of Franco Lamolinaro who was killed alongside a Briton, Chris Mcmanus in an attempt to rescue them from a gang of terrorist who held them hostage in Sokoto.

He assured the delegates that the Nigerian government is already taking steps to dealing with the problem of terrorism.

“In the 2012 budget, we have made sufficient budgetary allocations to provide sufficient security architecture that will help us to combat terrorism,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan earlier on Thursday informed a group of journalist at a press briefing in Germany that insecurity in Nigeria is not as gloomy as it is painted and had called on the international community to assist the country with the latest technology to fight the insurgency by the Islamic fundamentalist, Boko Haram.

He noted that what is needed now is a stable political environment for investment and added that Nigeria can boast of having embraced democracy with a smooth conduct of the general elections.

The president, on a visit to Germany centered on strengthening economic ties, offered assurances that his government “is working very hard and that we’ll bring this under control.”