President Tinubu To Inaugurate African Counter-Terrorism Summit In Abuja

President Bola Tinubu is all set to inaugurate the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja on Monday. This counter-summit is set to serve as a platform to review the threat of terrorism on the African continent.

The two-day event, hosted by Nigeria and backed by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), has been organized under the theme of "Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism."

The details of the summit were shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The aim of the counter-terrorism summit is to improve teamwork between different countries in fighting terrorism and to change how the world collectively responds to terrorism in Africa. The platform stresses the importance of solutions that come from Africans.

Furthermore, the summit will also provide an opportunity to assess the nature and severity of the threat of terrorism in Africa and work on strategies and actions to tackle it. The platform will also encourage collaboration between countries in the region and the exchange of information to fight terrorism.

Leaders and top government officials from across Africa, along with representatives from international organizations, members of the diplomatic corps and members of civil society groups are expected to attend the counter-terrorism summit.

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed is expected to attend the event, while the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at UNOCT Vladimir Voronkov will be delivering the closing remarks on Tuesday.

Aside from worrying about terrorism across Africa, Tinubu earlier this month met Afenifere leaders and assured them that his government will ensure security in Nigeria, warning forces who create insecurity would be paying a heavy price.

The president noted that his government has "degraded terrorism to a level that they cannot threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria any longer," adding that "banditry and kidnapping will be defeated."

The Defense Headquarters revealed last month that the Nigerian Military has killed 212 terrorists, captured 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in various operations across the country within a week.