January 08, (THEWILL) – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to launch an investigation into the sources of funding and resources used by Boko Haram and other terror groups, to sustain their operation in Nigeria.
General Musa, who spoke in a recent interview with Al Jazeera, said many surrendered fighters were in possession of a significant amount of foreign currencies.
Alleging a possible international conspiracy fueling the insurgency in Nigeria, the Defence Chief said only the UN has the capacity and jurisdiction to trace and track the international financial flows supporting Boko Haram’s operations.
“We have talked to international communities; let’s find out the funding. As we speak, over 120,000 Boko Haram members have surrendered, and most of them came with hard currency. How did they get it? How are they funded? How did they get the training? How did they get the equipment?
“The UN needs to come in because we need to trace the funding. It is an international flow, and we (Nigeria) don’t have control over that.
“Maybe an international conspiracy—who knows? How are they able to sustain themselves for 15 years? That is one question I think everybody should ask”, he said.
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