In a new statement made by SA on Media and Publicity to the Nigeria
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, He said the Senate President urges security
agencies in the country not to treat the rumour of Boko Haram terrorists recruiting
members of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in the Northeast with levity but
to urgently investigate the issue.
Checkout the statement below
Checkout the statement below
“Seeing that ISIS has been
recruiting members from European refugee camps, and the Kenyan government
recently had to shut down the world’s largest refugee camp because Al-Shaabab
was using the place to train and recruit young people as extremists. It is
important that we take the rumours about Boko Haram recruiting from IDP camps
seriously” he said The Senate President further reiterated his call for a more
holistic investigation of alleged diversion of materials meant for the IDPs
last week. He commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
for investigating and arresting a contractor who allegedly diverted 60 trucks
of grains that were allocated to IDPs in Borno State by the Federal Government.
Saraki denounced the actions of individuals who were attempting to enrich
themselves off the plight of the IDPs, stating that it was unconscionable for
anyone to attempt to defraud millions of displaced Nigerians in the North East
that are on the verge of becoming malnourished. “I have been to the zone twice
in the past 14 months and I have experienced firsthand that the IDPs need as
much food and health supplies as they can get. It is utterly immoral for
someone to withhold food - in an attempt to enrich himself - while women and
children are starving"Saraki said. He added that he was already making
consultations on whether or not to call a Senate public hearing to deliberate
on the government’s response to the IDP crisis, which many observers have
called a looming humanitarian crisis if not properly addressed. “If we all have
to sit down with the various stakeholders at the Senate to find out what the
institutional and logistical hindrances are, that’s what we are going to do. It
is not enough for us to say that there is a problem, we need to push out
solutions quickly; hunger will not wait for anyone"he said
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