Iran has made known its intentions to assist Nigeria fight
the Boko Haram Insurgence.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Amir Hossein
Abdollohian, made the announcement while addressing the press on Saturday at
the on-going 24th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and
Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He said “Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of
Africa are similar with Al-Qaeda and ISIL in parts of the Middle East, using
similar methods of operations to cause havoc to the people of the two regions.
Iran is, therefore, willing to use its experience in dealing with terror groups
to assist in combating these groups in Africa.”
He added that Iran is willing to share its terrorist
experience gathered over the years with Nigeria and Somalia in order to ensure
global peace.
Iran is attending the AU Summit as an observer with interest
in bilateral and multilateral cooperation with some AU member states.
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