The war against terror received a major boost on Tuesday with the Russian Government promising to support efforts being taken by Nigeria to bring to an end the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist.
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, stated that his country is set to commit more efforts and attention to issues that would improve security and stability in Nigeria and other African countries.
Describing the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist activities in Nigeria as one Russia ignore, Levrov said: “We will continue to support steps taken by Nigerian Government in the fight against Boko Haram.”
He added that “Russian is consistently promoting solution to African problems. We want to eliminate instability on the continent.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has called on the international community to improve its interest and support for Nigeria in the fight against insurgency. Levrov and Onyeama both spoke at a joint press conference after a long meeting in Moscow.
The Minister (Onyeama) who is currently on a working visit to Russia ahead of today’s Africa Day in Moscow, met that country’s Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachev, on how Russia can improve the sector and expand trade exchange in agro products.
Giving more insight into the meeting, Onyeama commended Russia for always standing with Nigeria from the days of Independence till date. He particular paid tribute to Russia for supporting Nigeria in the fight against terrorism as well as for its educational support to the country through scholarships to about 10,000 Nigerians.
