President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night disclosed that over 10,000 people have been killed while over two million Nigerians have been internally displaced by terrorists in the country in the last six years.
He said majority of the internally displaced persons were women and children.
According to a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke at a banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II for Heads of State and Government participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta.
Adesina quoted the President as calling for the establishment of a Commonwealth Committee to oversee the rendering of greater assistance and support to Nigeria and other member-countries which had been adversely affected by the scourge of terrorism.
Buhari expressed the hope that the committee would have been established before the next meeting of the organisation.
The President said he also expects the committee to visit member-countries of the Commonwealth where terrorist organisations have established a foothold with a view to evolving practical strategies for more meaningful assistance to the affected countries.
He urged the Commonwealth to show greater resolve in helping Nigeria and other developing nations in its ranks to overcome the challenges of economic development, security, terrorism and corruption.
