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UK To Host Nigeria, Other Foreign Ministers On Boko Haram

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In the spate of the level of insurgency in the North eastern part of the country, several countries have offered to assist Nigeria through military and intelligence support to curb the activities of the Islamist extremists.

The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, William Hague will be host a meeting in London on June 12 , 2014 with Nigeria and its neighboring countries, United States, France, Canada and the EU to build coherence and synergy between the countries.

The Nigeria delegation will be lead by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Bashir Wali.

Nation reports

Nigeria’s foreign minister will attend a meeting in London next week to discuss how to tackle Boko Haram and terrorism in the African country.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague will host Aminu Bashir Wali and envoys from Nigeria’s neighbours Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, plus the U.S., France, Canada and the European Union for the June 12 meeting.

The Foreign Office said the meeting follows up on last month’s Paris summit on Boko Haram and will consider further measures to improve regional co-ordination.

Boko Haram, an Islamist terror group, has carried out a wave of deadly attacks in Nigeria and kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in mid-April.

Speaking alongside President Barack Obama in Brussels on Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said both countries are committed to helping Nigeria.

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