Iran on Saturday
announced plans to assist in the fight against Boko Haram, as part of its
contribution for global peace.
The country’s Deputy
Foreign Affairs Minister, Amir Hossein Abdollohian made the announcement while
addressing the press on Saturday on the sideline of the ongoing 24th Assembly
of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa.
Abdollohian said the
activities of the Boko Haram militants and that of Al-Shabaab in the Somalia
were similar to that of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State and other terrorist
groups in the Middle East.
“Boko Haram in Nigeria
and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa are similar with Al-Qaeda and ISISL in
parts of the Middle East using similar methods of operations to cause havoc to
the people of the two regions. Iran is therefore willing to use its experience
in dealing with terror groups to assist in combatting these groups in Africa.”
He said Iran was
willing to share its experiences on terrorist activities it gathered over the
years in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and other parts of the Middle East with Africa,
particularly Nigeria and Somalia, as part of efforts to ensure global peace.
According to him, Iran
has opened consultation with the African Union to offer its contribution to the
affected countries in the coming days.
Nigerian govt. Must not make such mistake n decend so low by allowing Iran to penetrate our military with Islamic fanatism, have they settled their own problems, who are d sponsors of these boko haram, is it not d Islamic societies. This is a setup by d Islamic societies to foil our military efforts to achieve their aim of Islamising Nigeria n up dating our membership of OIC.
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