Lagos, Nov 15, : , Nigeria’s government has condemned a US-based NGO that was called a sponsor for terrorism.It claimed it was a “disgusting distractor” and an attempt to weaken the ongoing mass onslaught against militancy within the West African country. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said the so-called Global Advocates for Terrorism Eradication (GATE) is a pesky irritant that should be ignored, especially because it is as confusing as it is irresponsible, reports Xinhua news agency.Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, stated that the Global Advocates for Terrorism Eradication is a bothersome irritant and should be ignored.It is both confusing and irresponsible.
According to media reports, the GATE petitioned on Friday the office of the US Secretary of State, demanding that the American government should designate some Nigerian government officials as sponsors of terrorism, alleging that “from all available indices, what is happening in Nigeria is state-sponsored terrorism”.
According to media reports the GATE petitioned Friday the US Secretary Of State asking that some Nigerian officials be designated as sponsors of terror.They claim that what’s happening in Nigeria is state sponsored terrorism.
“This organisation called GATE is not even worth the ink with which its name is written.GATE is a bogus organisation.
How can a serious organisation accuse a government that is tackling the twin evils of terrorism and banditry with an uncommon determination of sponsoring terrorism,” Mohammed said.Mohammed stated that a serious organization cannot accuse a government of sponsoring terrorist acts.
The Minister said this organisation has chosen this time when terrorists are surrendering in droves or running helter-skelter as a result of a renewed offensive against them by the military to “orchestrate a distraction.to weaken the fight against terror and banditry”.
Minister stated that this organization chose this time when terrorists surrender in large numbers or run helter-skelter because of a renewed military offensive against them to “orchestrate distraction.to weaken fight against terror, banditry”.
Mohammed said the fact that GATE, in making its absurd allegation, relied on the words of a thoroughly discredited, fake-news-peddling former Nigerian navy intelligence officer shows the hollowness of its allegation.Mohammed stated that GATE’s absurd allegation was based on words from a discredited and fake-news-peddling ex-Nigerian navy intelligence officer.This shows how hollow its allegation is.
“In the fight against terrorism, Nigeria has availed itself creditably by tackling home-grown terrorists with links to global terrorist organisations,” the Minister added.The Minister stated that Nigeria had done a creditable job in fighting terrorism by taking on terrorists from Nigeria and linking them to terrorist organizations.
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