President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday told World leaders to find a way
to prevent young people from
turning to terror. At the Global Leaders’
Summit on ‘Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism’ Buhari said violent
extremism do not exist in a vacuum but are often part of communities and
families and are lured into the fold of barbaric and nihilistic
organizations through a misguided appeal to their worst fears,
expectations and apparent frustrations.
“Member States need to address local socio-economic grievances by
formulating policies that would ensure broad-based transformation
through job creation, equalization of opportunities and expanding access
to social services”. He added
Thanking President Obama for organising this important meeting which
he said the timing is appropriate and the subject matter warrants close
attention as the threats posed by ISIL in the Middle East, and violent
extremism elsewhere, are an existential danger to many States.
“ISIL is a serious threat to international peace and security and
should be treated as such. There can be no half measures or expedient
solutions in dealing with terrorists and extremists.They respect no
laws, and have no regard to the sanctity of lives and property. They
operate outside law and must be seen for what they are and dealt with
appropriately”.
Buhari said the increase in violence and terrorism by ISIL and other
groups has enticed and emboldened insurgent groups in Africa to pledge
allegiance to gain local traction adding that the Boko Haram terrorist
group, operating in the Lake Chad Basin area, which is currently on the
Al-Qaida sanctions list, pledged its allegiance to ISIL in March 2015.
He said Boko Haram action is an indication of the weakening
operational capability of the group and could also suggest that it was a
strategic move to attract foreign fighters into its fold, and obtain
assistance from ISIL saying that whatever the reason was for the
declaration of allegiance, one thing is certain: Boko Haram terrorist
group wants to be drawn into the centre stage of global terrorism
because the development has led not only to a shift in strategy, but
also to changes in ideology, recruitment and propaganda methods by Boko
Haram.
Noting with satisfaction the efforts of the United Nations and the
rest of the international community to contain ISIL, Buhari said there
is need to take military action combined with effective border security,
intelligence collection and sharing, and vigorous policing action
adding that these alone may not suffice, but they can certainly stem the
tide and reverse the process of recruitment, movement and effective
operation of foreign terrorist fighters and their associated radical
extremists.
On terrorists finance, Buhari advised international community to work
together to deter and disrupt illicit financial flows from nations with
weak anti–theft structures to other parts of the world adding that
where such funds are identified, the victim State should be assisted to
recover them expeditiously.
In his remark the Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon noted that v iolent
extremist groups including Da’esh and Boko Haram – pose a direct threat
to international security, mercilessly target women and girls, and
undermine universal values of peace, justice and human dignity as the
growing threat shows a 70 per cent increase in foreign terrorist
fighters from over 100 countries to regions in conflict.
Ban Ki-Moon said addressing this challenge goes to the heart of the
mission of the United Nations, and it requires a unified response
because violent extremism flourishes when human rights are violated,
aspirations for inclusion are ignored, and too many people especially
the world’s young people with their hopes and dreams lack prospects and
meaning in their lives.
He added that the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals also
echo the voices of people and critically include a goal for peace,
justice and strong institutions which he said the objective must be to
go beyond countering violent extremism to preventing it in the first
place.
Ban Ki-Moon advised world leaders need to engage religious leaders,
women leaders, leaders in the arts, music and sports and make a special
effort to reach young people where they live, share ideas and
communicate. He said on social media, there is need to offer a
counter-weight to the siren songs that promise adventure, but deliver
horror and that promise meaning, but create more misery.
He urge leaders to listen very carefully to the grievances and
aspirations of their people and address them and must be guided by the
moral compass of our common values and respect for international law and
human rights is non-negotiable.
Buhari to world leaders: prevent youths from becoming terrorists.
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