Governments of the countries present at the security summit on Nigeria and Boko Haram, in France, have agreed on an action plan to share intelligence and surveillance “in order to find those young girls,” according to French President François Hollande, host of the summit.
According to CNN, the summit has led partnering countries “to take stronger measures to eradicate” the terrorist group accused of abducting nearly 300 girls in Nigeria.
Cameroon President Paul Biya said Saturday at the summit. “We’re here to declare war on Boko Haram.”
President Goodluck Jonathan had left the country to France on Friday to discuss fresh strategies for dealing with the security threat posed by Boko Haran and other terrorist groups in West and Central Africa.
This trip is part of President Jonathan’s attempts at securing assistance from the international community to rescue the girls and end the Boko Haram insurgency, with United States,UK,France and Israel already offering a helping hand.
Speaking at the Summit, President Hollande had confirmed that the sect is a threat to West and Central Africa, and that the group had link to other militants including al-Qaeda’s North African arm.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, it said that “Britain, United States of America and the European Union will be represented at the talks, which will give special attention to the coordination and intensification of efforts to curtail the destabilizing activities of Boko Haram and neighbouring countries in the wake of the recent abduction of college girls from Chibok, Borno state.”
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