Boko Haram Is Financially Strapped, U.N Envoy Says
[caption id="attachment_16423" align="alignnone" width="780"]Jeffrey Feltman,U.N under-secretary-general for political affairs[/caption]
Jeffrey Feltman,U.N under-secretary-general for political affairs[/caption]
Jeffrey Feltman, the United Nations under-secretary-general for political affairs, has claimed that the dreaded Boko Haram sect is financially strapped.
This, Feltman said, on Tuesday during a briefing with the Security Council on the UN secretary-general’s fourth report.
U.N envoy, however, warned that the sect still constitute a serious threat to international peace.
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“ISIL-affiliate Boko Haram is attempting to spread its influence and commit terrorist acts beyond Nigeria,” he said.
“And Boko Haram remains a serious threat, with several thousand fighters at its disposal.
“It is, however, plagued by financial difficulties and an internal power struggle, and has split in two factions”, he added.
