President Goodluck Jonathan has implored the United Nations to approach the war against terrorists strongly and follow them with the zeal of a fighter who intends to crush the world's common enemies.

Speaking at a cocktail organised in honour of participants at the regional conference on counter terrorism held in Abuja, the president said UN must not continue to treat terrorism as a local issue, adding that the menace had become a global issue since it cuts across sub regions and the world.

"Terrorism is a menace to all of us. The world and indeed the United Nations must come together and see terrorists as our common enemies.Those who throw explosives at people are not metally-deranged," he said.