Nigeria

Boko Haram: 13 Northern Governors Travel To USA To Cry For Help

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 12:40 PM by Khadijah Thabit 1 min read

Governors from Northern Nigeria travelled to the United States of America to seek help and stop the Boko Haram insurgency.

The Governors amounting thirteen in number were in an eight hour meeting in the United States Peace Institute and the State Department in Washington DC and also consulted with government representatives from U.S, Norway and Denmark.

The meeting will continue today and probably tomorrow, high on their agenda was the Boko Haram insurgency and the governors sought investment so as to boost education and economic opportunities for their local indigines.

The governors believe that with the proper education they can stop youths from joining the terrorist sect and value their lives.

Among the governors in attendance were Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Kashim Shetttima (Borno) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) (Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Saidu Dakingari (Kebbi), Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano).

Source: Legit.ng

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