West African heads of state have resolved to fully implement the ECOWAS anti-terrorism strategy plan to fight terrorism in the sub-region.<\/p>\n
This was disclosed by President John Mahama at the end of the one-day ECOWAS summit which came off in Accra on Friday.<\/p>\n
The ECOWAS anti-terrorism plan defines what terrorism is in common language and what strategies must be adopted to combat it.<\/p>\n
In a media briefing after the summit, President Mahama explained that ECOWAS is determined to stop terrorist activities in the sub-region.<\/p>\n
He described the summit as \u201cfruitful\u201d as heads of state were given a \u201cdetailed briefing of the crisis in Mail\u2026and afterwards we got a detailed briefing on the issue of Boko Haram Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n
The detailed briefing was subsequently followed by an in-depth discussion \u201con the various aspects of the challenges we face in respect of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the ECOWAS chairman, there is a common desire among the West African heads of state \u201cto see a speedy implementation of the ECOWAS common strategy against terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nigeria has been under attack from Islamist Militant group, Boko Haram which has launched several attacks on Nigeria citizens resulting in the death of hundreds with several others injured.<\/p>\n
The height of their operations was when they kidnapped about 200 school girls in northern Nigeria about two months ago.<\/p>\n
They have threatened to sell the girls into slavery if the government does not initiate steps to exchange the girls for their comrades who had been arrested.<\/p>\n
Western countries like the United States, Britain and France have joined in the rescue mission to secure the girls from Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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