ABUJA – Over 50 civil society organisations in Nigeria on Thursday gave an assessment of the security situation in the North East and concluded that all is now well.They, however, advised that the Nigerian Military should maintain vigilance in the North East over the Boko Haram terrorists to ensure their total extermination.
The CSOs under the aegis of Coalition for Change and Good Governance (CCGG), said Boko Haram has been defeated, adding that while the political wing of the Islamic sect had refused to yield to efforts by the Federal Government to declare Nigeria a terrorist-free nation, the militant wing had continued to flee.
The CCGG made its position known in a communique issued in Jos, after a one-week tour of Maiduguri and some parts of the North East.
The resolution was signed by the National Co-ordinator and Convener of CCGGG, Okpokwu Ogenyi; Executive Director, Save Humanity Advocacy Centre, Ibrahim Abubakar; Executive Director, New Initiative for Credible Leadership, Rev Steven Onwu; Founder, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency, Joyce Adamu and Coordinator, New Nigeria Youth for Progress, John Okoro.
Others are Founder, Friends of Humanity, Dr. Tunde Ogunmola; Secretary-General, National Coalition Against Terrorism, Alhaji Garuba Shehu; National Co-ordinator, Northern Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace, Musa Fomson and National President, National Association of Northern Students,
Bagudu Kudu.