President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday admitted that the issue of security in Nigeria and in the world had been more harrowing.
He regretted that technology had also been contributing to deteriorating security situation across the globe.
Buhari said this during a joint press conference he addressed with visiting President Francois Hollande of France at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Hollande is in the country for the second Regional Security Summit held Abuja, having hosted the first edition in Paris.
“Fundamentally, the issue of security has been more harrowing. The international terrorism now with the help of technology and millions of volunteers respect no borders.
“It is a lot of concern for people of conscience to learn that in Nigeria we have more than two million Internally Displaced Persons most of them women and children,” the President said.
The President also attributed the success so far recorded by his administration in the anti-terrorism fight to the help of G7 nations, including France.
He said their supports came in form of training Nigerian military personnel and the provision of hardware among others.
While saying that Nigeria had been the main battle ground, Buhari said his administration was not aware of Boko Haram’s international colouration until it declared loyalty for ISIS.
Hollande on his part admitted that terrorism is feeding on the weaknesses of the global financial system.
He said all hands must therefore be on the deck to fight corruption, dwindling economy as well as tax havens.
These, he said, have impact on the terrorist groups and their ability to finance arms trafficking as well as terror attacks.
“Are we doing enough? We have achieved major progress already but this is not the end.
“So we shall continue to fight against all systems that enable all forms of trafficking - human trafficking happening in the Mediterranean, drug trafficking that has been linked with the terror activities and arms trafficking as well.
“This afternoon, we will be discussing this at the summit and we will further discuss it at the G7 and the G20 about fighting tax havens, countries not abiding by the rules and I will be leading the discussion on this in particular at G7 next month,” he said.
The French President expressed delight that good results had been achieved in the fight against Boko Haram since the first regional summit which his country hosted.
(Punch)
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