President BUHARI who made this assertion at the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, reminded the leaders of their collective responsibility in winning the fight against terrorism and stamping out the scourge from the region.
The president, who attended the special one-day summit alongside other ECOWAS leaders such as the leaders of Chad and Mauritania, warned that the activities of terrorist groups constitute a grave danger to peace and security in West Africa, the wider Sahel and the global community.
President BUHARI said Nigeria has remained resolute in its efforts to combat and eradicate all their forms and manifestations of terrorism in the country and noted that to combat terrorism and address the resultant humanitarian crisis in the West African region, ECOWAS as a Regional Economic Cooperation, would need to galvanise international support and solidarity.
He also said he expects that the adoption of the road map, priority areas and other recommendations to the Ouagadougou Summit, if properly implemented, would go a long way in addressing the spread of terrorism and violent extremism in the region.
