The Federal Government on Wednesday blamed the recent surge in terror attacks, including the abduction of school girls in Kebbi and the viral incident on worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State, to remarks made by United States officials, amid growing public outrage over the incident.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, said Trump’s post alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria and threatening to deploy U.S troops has carelessly emboldened opportunistic violent groups now seeking to justify attacks on soft targets.
According to the SGF, before these statements, insurgency structures had been significantly reduced to isolated banditry.
However, Akume reaffirmed the government’s position that Nigeria does not require foreign troops, noting that the Nigerian Armed Forces have reclaimed territories and degraded Boko Haram and ISWAP structures.
-9News Nigeria.
