Nigeria Stands to Gain From Joining Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism - Presidency

Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Shehu Garba, in a recent interview spoke of the gains Nigeria would have by joining the Islamic coalition against terrorism.

"We stand to gain knowledge and insight into what has largely come to be known as terrorism, coming from radicalized versions of Islam," he said.

"We stand to gain intelligence, because these people are networking. Before we realized it Boko Haram was in alliance with the ISIS. They were the ones who said they were going into partnership with ISIS and the ISIS immediately responded by saying they welcome Boko Haram. Therefore, it has been internationalized and you cannot lock yourself up around Lake Chad and say you don't want to listen to what is happening.

"Do you know that some of the arrests that had been made or the victims who had been shot and killed in this war, are not even black men? Where are they coming from? And the sophistication of their weapons, where is it coming from? If you don't network in the international system you are unlikely to know where their resources are coming from. Jordan, as small as that country is, supplied tanks to Nigeria. So we expect support in terms of weaponry that will come," he added.