Switzerland donates 8 mln USD to assist victims of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Switzerland has donated eight million U.S. dollars to assist victims of Boko Haram's insurgency in Nigeria's northeast region, a Swiss envoy in Nigeria said Wednesday.

The goodwill was also extended to Nigeria's neighboring countries around the Lake Chad, Daniel Cavegn, charge d'affaires at the Swiss embassy in Nigeria said during a visit to the northeastern state of Borno, theater of Boko Haram's insurgency.

"We have done a lot to increase the humanitarian aid to the northeast states ravaged by Boko Haram, though this may not be enough," the envoy said, adding Switzerland was looking forward to do more in assisting people internally displaced by Boko Haram attacks.

Apart from the financial aid granted Nigeria to support the internally displaced persons, the Swiss government is currently trying to establish the root cause of Boko Haram's insurgency and have deep knowledge of the security challenge, the official said.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Nigerian defense headquarters said defense chiefs of the Lake Chad Basin Commission member countries had concluded plans to rout out Boko Haram from their territories, following a meeting held to kick-off operations.

The meeting afforded defense chiefs of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) member countries to finalize details of deployment of a joint force to fight Boko Haram which has sworn allegiance to ISIS and had killed hundreds of people through suicide bombings in the last three months. Endit