Canada offers to assist Nigeria overcome…

Canada offers to assist Nigeria overcome Boko Haram

The Canadian government on Wednesday in Calabar, South-South Nigeria, offered to assist the country in its fight against  Boko Haram insurgency.

Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Perry Calderwood, made the pledge during a press conference held in Calabar.

Calderwood said that his government would train the Nigerian military on new techniques in countering terrorism, adding that Canada would support Nigeria to ensure that it is safe for investors.

Calderwood said the government of his country is investigating the activities of the Boko Haram sect, and is prepared to share information with Nigeria in order to stop the destructive activities of the sect.

The High Commissioner said all over the world terrorism is abhorred, so the international community is determined to put a halt to it.

He said if the federal government can deal with the remote and immediate motives of the terrorist group, insurgency in the north eastern part of Nigeria would be permanently solved.

Calderwood, who was in Calabar for the commissioning of projects executed by his country, described  the relationship between Nigeria and Canada as being  very cordial.

“Nigeria and Canada have a wide-range, dynamic relationship dating back to the 60s when Canadian teachers came to teach in Nigeria,” Calderwood said.

He said the Canadian government has expended well over N3 billion in the primary health sector in both Cross River and Bauchi States.

The High Commissioner said his government spent about N1.5 billion on various projects in the state, particularly on the state College of Health Technology in Calabar.