President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the pledge by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram insurgency through sound education among others. Buhari spoke during a bilateral meeting with OIC’s Secretary-General, Dr. Youssef  Al-Othaimeen, on the margins of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The President underscored the importance of education in purging the mind of wrong indoctrination, particularly on religion. Further, Buhari noted that the problem in Nigeria was aggravated by climate change and population explosion. The OIC scribe had told the Nigerian President that his organisation had passed a resolution committing member states to support Nigeria in combating extremism. He said that the body was ready to use its facilities and institutions to correct the wrong narrative that Boko Haram insurgency was about Islam.