Another terrorist group may emerge if poverty is not addressed - Bauchi gov

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Bauchi state governor, Mohammed Abubakar, says another terror group may emerge if poverty and ignorance in the North East is not addressed. He said this during a meeting with a 12-member As­sessment Team of the Eu­ropean Union (EU), United Nations (UN) and World Bank (WB) on insurgency devastated areas in the North-East in Bauchi yesterday February 3rd.

“Rebuilding infrastruc­ture is important in re­building the areas but addressing the underlying factor of the insurgency is much more important be­cause the North-East is se­riously affected by poverty and ignorance. If poverty and igno­rance are not properly ad­dressed, they could pro­vide grounds for the rise of another crazy group if Boko Haram is taken care of. We are running a risk if poverty is not addressed.”he said