A file photo of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the high level of insecurity in Nigeria, stating that the Federal Government alone cannot tackle the menace. Speaking at the second session of the seventh Synod of the Anglican Communion, Oleh Diocese, in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Obasanjo called for greater collaborating among several African governments in tackling terrorism. “Intelligence was poor and governments embarked on games of denials while paying ransoms which strengthened the insurgents and yet governments denied payment of ransoms. “Today, the security issue has gone beyond the wit and capacity of Nigerian government or even West African governments,” he stated. According to him, insecurity must be taken seriously at all levels and be addressed at once without favouritism or cuddling. He regretted that Boko Haram and herdsmen acts of violence were not treated as they should at the b...

Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI) has disclosed Boko Haram fighters were being paid $3,000 (N1075470.00) daily. He made this disclosure at the Presentation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sub-Sahara Africa’s Economic Outlook Report, in Abuja on Monday. According to him, the payment dwarfs the N1, 000 daily allowances paid to Nigerian troops at the war front. Mohammed, who is the Head of the Humanitarian Assistance and Rehabilitation arm of the PCNI, lamented that Boko Haram has been hijacked and operates like a cartel. “I will give you an example. The Nigerian military, for example, gets N1, 000 per day for being in the North East, at the war front, as an allowance. “The same North East, where if you are a member of Boko Haram you get $3,000 per day as allowance. So it is lucrative. “Sometimes they even give you money upfront. So we must do something about the youths from where they are recruiting...