Terrorism killed 10,000, displaced two million – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday night that at
least 10,000 people have been killed and over two million
Nigerians displaced internally by Boko Haram terrorists in
the last six years.

The President, who spoke at a banquet hosted by Queen
Elizabeth II for Heads of State and Government
participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting in Malta, said majority of the internally displaced
persons were women and children.

A statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari called
for the establishment of a Commonwealth Committee to
oversee the rendering of greater assistance and support
to Nigeria and other member-countries that had been
adversely affected by terrorism.

He expressed hope that the committee would have been
established before the next meeting of the organisation.
According to the statement, the President also expects
the committee to visit Commonwealth member-countries
where terrorist organisations have established a foothold
with a view to evolving practical strategies for more
meaningful assistance to the affected countries.