82% Of Global Terrorism Victims Are Muslims - Issoufou reveals
chuks oti
Nov 27, 2020
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on Friday lamented that Muslims are the victims of more than 82% of global terrorism.
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He said the security challenges bedevilling many Muslim countries has seriously affected their spendings as they end up spending most of their annual budgets on security.
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Issoufou stated this while speaking at the two-day 47th session of Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) holding in Niamey, the Niger Republic capital.
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According to him, "This is the right time for Muslim countries, particularly in our Sahel region to work together and fight our security challenge.
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"At military level, it is important we work together in the area of exchanging intelligence report.
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"However, leaders need to understand that fighting poverty is very essential in fighting extremism and terrorism,ÔÇØ Issoufou added.
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The President said terrorists hiding under the cover of religion have always given Islam a bad name, adding that terrorism has no place in the religion.
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He said the theme of this year's session, "United against terrorism for the sake of peaceÔÇØ is very timely considering the present challenges especially in the OIC member-states.
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He then charged the organisation to put more effort in operationalising the OIC 2025 action plan, which according to him many needed to be done to achieve it.
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Daily Trust reports that the session has Foreign Affairs Ministers of all the 57 member-states who will discuss the major issues affecting their member countries and even minority Muslims in non-member states especially in the areas of counter-terrorism and Islamophobia.
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