Nigeria has resumed prosecuting all Boko Haram captives in Kainji.
Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), said this during the two-day High-level African Counter-terrorism Summit in Abuja.
According to him, Nigeria is also gathering intelligence on the actions of Boko Haram and Islamic State-West Africa Province (ISWAP) in order to confront the terrorists front on.
Ribadu stated that the conference underlines Nigeria’s strategic commitment to the UN Counter-Terrorism Agreement, and that Africa faces challenges from a variety of terrorist groups that exploit local vulnerabilities.
He also stated that Nigeria has widened its approach to countering the increasing security challenges posed by Boko Haram and ISWAP activities, such as the use of digital assets.
On his part, the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, said the success of the United Nations lies in the collaboration of African countries towards providing African-based solutions.
The 2-day high-level summit is expected to among other things, produce solutions to the multifaceted security threats in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
The summit is being attended by President Bola Tinubu, and the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé. Representatives of the Presidents of Chad and Niger are also present, while over four hundred delegates from across the African countries are in attendance.