Spirit of Naija | 21 October 2015 11:11 CET

Wealthy Nigerians Enlisted In Terrorism - Osinbajo

By BENEDICTA BASSEY/NEWSTRACK

Terrorism activities usually require much resources to keep process going and as such required the services of well to do people to succeed.

To this end the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said he has seen wealthy individuals who are recruited into terrorism.

Osinbanjo who said this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, said rich Nigerians were been enlisted into the service of terrorism, “I have seen people who are well-to-do being recruited into terrorism.

The Vice President, who said this in reference to the incessant attack by the dreadful sect Boko haram, disclosed that a crisis communication centre would be developed to providing information to countering violent extremist ideology especially in the North-East.

As a strategy to combat terrorism, he added that government would put up a campaign involving civil societies, young people and Non-Governmental Organisations, coming together and interacting to provide positive counter- narratives against those of violent groups such as the Boko Haram sect.

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