Iran has announced plans to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Amir Hossein Abdollohian, made the announcement while addressing the press on Saturday at the on-going 24th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He said “Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa are similar with Al-Qaeda and ISIL in parts of the Middle East, using similar methods of operations to cause havoc to the people of the two regions. Iran is, therefore, willing to use its experience in dealing with terror groups to assist in combating these groups in Africa.”
He added that Iran is willing to share its terrorist experience gathered over the years with Nigeria and Somalia in order to ensure global peace.
Iran is attending the AU Summit as an observer with interest in bilateral and multilateral cooperation with some AU member states.
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