Boko Haram sponsors interested in splitting Nigeria, says Buhari

• Published date: 18 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Those sponsoring Boko Haram insurgency planned to split Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday.

Reiterating his conviction that the backers of such projects never meant well, the President wondered why the terrorist group and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) were bent on destabilising the country.

He said: 'Boko Haram is false. You say western education is ungodly. It's fraudulent. Whoever is financing them just wants to split the country. All the grounds they seized before we came have been recovered, and the rebuilding process is going on well.'

The President, who spoke after his decoration with the African Award for Strengthening the Peace , was described by the Shaykh Bin Bayyah as 'a symbol and icon of leadership and integrity.'

He promised to remain an inspiration even after leaving office as...