Nigeria: NLC Seeks New Strategy in War Against Terrorism

12 February 2020

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Ayuba Wabba, has called on the government and the security forces to evolve an entirely new strategy in the war against terrorism that would break the spinal cord of the evil sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency.

According to Wabba, "the adoption of a new security strategy to the anti-terrorism fight has become acutely necessary given the grave danger that a much more prolonged insurgency portends for the socio-economic survival of our people. There are already fears that the recent upscale in violence along the Maiduguri-Damaturu corridor could be geared at cutting off this critical transportation artery and thus isolating Maiduguri from the rest of the country. The humanitarian impact in terms of the supply of food and other basic life supporting amenities can only be imagined."

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