Despite global outcry against the activities of Boko Haram, the United States (U.S.) yesterday decried the security threat posed by the insurgents in Nigeria. Speaking at the opening of the third session regional security working group meeting of Nigeria-U.S. Bi-National Commission, held in Abuja yesterday, U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the frequency and scope of terror attacks has grown more acute, adding that this has constituted a serious threat to the overall security of Nigeria. She said: Boko Haram has shown that it can operate not only in the North-East, but in Kano, Abuja and elsewhere. We are very troubled by the apparent capture of Bama community and the prospects for an attack on and in Maiduguri, which would impose a tremendous toll on the civilian population. This is a sober reality check for all of us. Also, French Minister of State to the Minister of Defence for Veterans and Memory (SEDACM), Kader Arif, has re-affirmed that his country was still committed to helping in surmounting the dreaded militant group, Boko Haram, in Nigeria and its neighbours such as Chad, Niger and Cameroun. A statement from the office of the minister, which was made available to The Guardian yesterday, noted that Arif made the affirmation at the ministerial conference in Abuja following the Paris Summit for Safety in Nigeria. The statement read: The presence of Kader Arif in this event which was attended, among others, by representatives of Nigeria, Cameroun, Niger, Chad, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.), underscores the commitment of France to maintain regional dynamics initiated during Paris summit on May 17 in the fight against Boko Haram.
Guardian Newspaper
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