Nigeria has called on the international community to move beyond short-term humanitarian relief and establish sustained, long-term support systems for victims and survivors of violent extremism. The call was made at the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, co-convened by Spain and Iraq on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. Addressing delegates, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, emphasised the disproportionate impact of terrorism on the African continent, noting that sub-Saharan Africa alone accounted for approximately 60 per cent of global terrorism-related deaths in 2025. He said behind these figures are families displaced and lives shattered.
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