The Federal Government on Wednesday stated that recent pronouncements by the United States President, Donald Trump, on Nigeria’s security situation have been instigating opportunistic violent groups.
He warned that they are already exploiting
international narratives to stage renewed attacks on soft targets.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, while addressing the evolution of violent extremism, Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency, and banditry, said it was initially driven by economic motives rather than religion, as many people had alluded.
Akume
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