Boko Haram Sponsors More Dangerous Than Members – Governor Aliyu

Governor Muazu Aliyu of Niger state has called on members of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of the Security Challenges in the North to fish out the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency, stating that they are more dangerous than the members of the group.

Governor Aliyu told members of the committee who paid him a courtesy visit at the State House in Minna that “the sponsors of the sect are more dangerous than the people carrying arms”.
He challenged the members of the committee to go deeper in their attempt to resolve the security challenges in the northern part of the country.
The Chairman of the Committee and the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Relations, Taninum Turaki explained that the committee was in Niger state to interact with relevant stakeholders in its bid to bring a quick and peaceful end to the security challenges in the region.
He assured the governor that the committee will also look at the plight of the victims and also consider ways of compensating them.
Governor Aliyu said the activities of the insurgent group have taken a toll on the economy of the north; adding that the current security crisis is as a result of the problems faced by the region.
Meanwhile, the committee is expected to visit some victims of the 2011 Christmas day bomb blast in Madalla before leaving the state.