Presidential spokesman
Reuben Abati, who made the remark in Abuja on Tuesday, added that
Nigeria was aggressively confronting the threat of the terrorist group.
In a letter to Washington Post, Abati described an op-ed published by the newspaper on July 3 on the issue as incorrect.
The presidential spokesman
said Jonathan had been actively engaged in efforts to rescue the more
than 200 girls abducted in April by the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
He debunked the claim that "Jonathan has a do-nothing” attitude toward rescuing
the girls.
the girls.
"This is not different from
what was written about President Obama’s decision not to disclose his
efforts to seize and arrest the alleged ringleader of the 2012 terrorist
attacks in Benghazi, Libya.’’
Four Americans were killed in the Benghazi attack.
Abati added that the president was engaged in international intelligence-sharing involving West Africa, Europe and the United States, and he had also launched Counter Terrorism Centre in Nigeria.
"He has been working
intensely on the very challenging situation posed by Boko Haram since
assuming office, including declaring a state of emergency in May 2013 in
the three most affected northern states.’’ Abati added that the president was engaged in international intelligence-sharing involving West Africa, Europe and the United States, and he had also launched Counter Terrorism Centre in Nigeria.
- NAN
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