Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that he has failed to end insecurity in the country, a promise he made when he was elected in 2015. In a TV address, he said the fight against Islamist militants in the north had had the unintended consequence of spreading violence to other areas. The Boko Haram Islamist group, which began its insurgency in 2009, has stepped up attacks in recent months. After his election in 2015, President Buhari said the group had been "technically defeated" by an army offensive. In his address marking Democracy Day on Saturday, President Buhari said the past two years had seen "challenges that would have destroyed other nations, especially relating to our collective security".

Source: The Star June 12, 2021 11:37 UTC