Boko Haram: Jonathan, Dangote urge FG to seek jobs, non-kinetic approach to tackle insecurity

From Molly Kilete, Abuja
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, have called for greater investment in job creation and social development as part of efforts to tackle terrorism and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria.
Jonathan urged the Federal Government to revisit the Almajiri schools initiative and the Great Green Wall project introduced during his administration, while Dangote said employment generation and economic growth were essential to complement military operations against terrorism and banditry.
The duo spoke at the public presentation of the book “Beyond the Bullets: Policing Terrorism in a Democratic System” written by a former Insp...