I pledged mind you my country to be faithful loyal and honest to serve
faithful loyal and honest to serve
faithful loyal and honest to serve Nigeria with all my strength at this
Nigeria with all my strength at this
Nigeria with all my strength at this point of the Nigerian national pledge I
point of the Nigerian national pledge I
point of the Nigerian national pledge I pause and I ask myself am i truly
pause and I ask myself am i truly
pause and I ask myself am i truly self-made you are with all my strength
that’s because we are speaking on an
that’s because we are speaking on an international of you served your
international of you served your
international of you served your countries with all your strength of me
countries with all your strength of me
countries with all your strength of me as a collective entity sadler countries
as a collective entity sadler countries
as a collective entity sadler countries well enough
well enough
well enough a week
as a collective entity
as a collective entity our country
our country
our country doing the effects of what is
finding solutions to case we shall be
finding solutions to case we shall be sure
it’s it’s what I have done
it’s it’s what I have done for so many years i i’ve always feel
for so many years i i’ve always feel
for so many years i i’ve always feel that we keep the pulse of mind you
now I came with all this stories about
now I came with all this stories about the northeastern Nigeria and my my my
the northeastern Nigeria and my my my
the northeastern Nigeria and my my my speech is like was almost 15 to 20
speech is like was almost 15 to 20
speech is like was almost 15 to 20 minutes long but I was inspired by the
minutes long but I was inspired by the
minutes long but I was inspired by the rest of the team the speakers and I
rest of the team the speakers and I
rest of the team the speakers and I thought I’m going to dump this the truth
thought I’m going to dump this the truth
thought I’m going to dump this the truth is I’m here today because we need to
is I’m here today because we need to
is I’m here today because we need to team the sleeping giant in the Northeast
we need to team the sleeping giant in
we need to team the sleeping giant in the Northeast is very this is very very
the Northeast is very this is very very
the Northeast is very this is very very passionate for me I died many times over
passionate for me I died many times over
passionate for me I died many times over the first time I stepped my foot on
the first time I stepped my foot on
the first time I stepped my foot on Kandra a local government area in the
Kandra a local government area in the
Kandra a local government area in the sorry guys a local government area in in
sorry guys a local government area in in
sorry guys a local government area in in Borno State of Origin 5 kilometers from
Borno State of Origin 5 kilometers from
Borno State of Origin 5 kilometers from me degree situated in the north bank
me degree situated in the north bank
me degree situated in the north bank situated in the north bank of the Nile
situated in the north bank of the Nile
situated in the north bank of the Nile River one of the communities in Borno
River one of the communities in Borno
River one of the communities in Borno State before insurgency that community
State before insurgency that community
State before insurgency that community had a population of over 150 7000 now it
had a population of over 150 7000 now it
had a population of over 150 7000 now it is almost as I tell my team and I
is almost as I tell my team and I
is almost as I tell my team and I visited kondu ge’ local government to
visited kondu ge’ local government to
visited kondu ge’ local government to ascertain and – in 2015 December of 2015
ascertain and – in 2015 December of 2015
ascertain and – in 2015 December of 2015 to ascertain the extent of the damage
to ascertain the extent of the damage
to ascertain the extent of the damage and the hard work wreaked upon the
and the hard work wreaked upon the
and the hard work wreaked upon the people of Borno State and the town was
people of Borno State and the town was
people of Borno State and the town was ravaged and deserted at that time my
ravaged and deserted at that time my
ravaged and deserted at that time my team also visited my team my team my
team also visited my team my team my
team also visited my team my team my team and I also visited 10 other
team and I also visited 10 other
team and I also visited 10 other communities in me degree state and
the extent of damage was not something I
the extent of damage was not something I could I can I can imagine right now
could I can I can imagine right now
could I can I can imagine right now words aren’t adequately can’t adequately
words aren’t adequately can’t adequately
words aren’t adequately can’t adequately equate the shock and pain I felt on that
equate the shock and pain I felt on that
equate the shock and pain I felt on that trip imagine a town with a landmass
trip imagine a town with a landmass
trip imagine a town with a landmass larger than that of Lagos State became a
larger than that of Lagos State became a
larger than that of Lagos State became a ghost town with pellets of bullets
ghost town with pellets of bullets
ghost town with pellets of bullets trailing the street embellished on the
trailing the street embellished on the
trailing the street embellished on the walls I mean this crisis in Borno State
walls I mean this crisis in Borno State
walls I mean this crisis in Borno State has led so many as as brought him so
has led so many as as brought him so
has led so many as as brought him so many what I call it
many what I call it
many what I call it even almost elated as brought in so many
even almost elated as brought in so many
even almost elated as brought in so many humanitarian crises the significant
humanitarian crises the significant
humanitarian crises the significant humanitarian crisis in Borno State as
humanitarian crisis in Borno State as
humanitarian crisis in Borno State as affected an estimated number of fourteen
affected an estimated number of fourteen
affected an estimated number of fourteen point eight million people and displaced
point eight million people and displaced
point eight million people and displaced over 2.1 million people the
over 2.1 million people the
over 2.1 million people the International Organization for Migration
International Organization for Migration
International Organization for Migration IOM talked at the majority of the
IOM talked at the majority of the
IOM talked at the majority of the internally displaced people Ironborn who
internally displaced people Ironborn who
internally displaced people Ironborn who it’s over sixty four percent and
it’s over sixty four percent and
it’s over sixty four percent and followed by Adama with over six point 52
followed by Adama with over six point 52
followed by Adama with over six point 52 percent you’ll be with over 6.1 percent
percent you’ll be with over 6.1 percent
percent you’ll be with over 6.1 percent that 92 percent of 92% of the IDPs live
that 92 percent of 92% of the IDPs live
that 92 percent of 92% of the IDPs live outside the camp
outside the camp
outside the camp straining live a 92% of the IDPs live
straining live a 92% of the IDPs live
straining live a 92% of the IDPs live outside the camp and living in who with
outside the camp and living in who with
outside the camp and living in who with in host communities or in informal comes
in host communities or in informal comes
in host communities or in informal comes straining the strained thereby straining
straining the strained thereby straining
straining the strained thereby straining the the already limited resources of the
the the already limited resources of the
the the already limited resources of the host communities and limiting the access
host communities and limiting the access
host communities and limiting the access for government services humanitarian
for government services humanitarian
for government services humanitarian needs overview talked about 7 million
needs overview talked about 7 million
needs overview talked about 7 million people who are suffering the suffering
people who are suffering the suffering
people who are suffering the suffering from the consequences of this crisis now
from the consequences of this crisis now
from the consequences of this crisis now consequences of this
consequences of this
consequences of this Rises which includes displacement
Rises which includes displacement
Rises which includes displacement depravation and disease three point me a
depravation and disease three point me a
depravation and disease three point me a trip three million people are reported
trip three million people are reported
trip three million people are reported to be trapped in areas which are
to be trapped in areas which are
to be trapped in areas which are inaccessible while 2.2 million people
inaccessible while 2.2 million people
inaccessible while 2.2 million people have been displaced for many years
have been displaced for many years
have been displaced for many years 23,000 people the 23,000 children
23,000 people the 23,000 children
23,000 people the 23,000 children between 3,000 children are separated
between 3,000 children are separated
between 3,000 children are separated from their parents now I do not need the
from their parents now I do not need the
from their parents now I do not need the slide and him oh but why I’m here is the
slide and him oh but why I’m here is the
slide and him oh but why I’m here is the main reason why I’m here is to tell you
main reason why I’m here is to tell you
main reason why I’m here is to tell you about the magnitude the exact magnitude
about the magnitude the exact magnitude
about the magnitude the exact magnitude of the conflict that Boko Haram has cost
of the conflict that Boko Haram has cost
of the conflict that Boko Haram has cost and we are talking about 473
and we are talking about 473
and we are talking about 473 unaccompanied children right now ready
unaccompanied children right now ready
unaccompanied children right now ready to explode why am I talking about this
to explode why am I talking about this
to explode why am I talking about this in the same in in the year in Cross
in the same in in the year in Cross
in the same in in the year in Cross River State in the year to 2012 the
River State in the year to 2012 the
River State in the year to 2012 the federal government hundred over Bekasi
federal government hundred over Bekasi
federal government hundred over Bekasi to the Republic of Cameroon and when
to the Republic of Cameroon and when
to the Republic of Cameroon and when they did that it left in itself
they did that it left in itself
they did that it left in itself millions of people who are displaced
millions of people who are displaced
millions of people who are displaced children mostly were unaccompanied and
children mostly were unaccompanied and
children mostly were unaccompanied and we came into Natura
we came into Natura
we came into Natura there were about 300 to 1000 plus this
there were about 300 to 1000 plus this
there were about 300 to 1000 plus this children were then at that time where 18
children were then at that time where 18
children were then at that time where 18 years were less less than 18 years
years were less less than 18 years
years were less less than 18 years fast-forward to ten years later this
fast-forward to ten years later this
fast-forward to ten years later this children some of them are thes Colombo
children some of them are thes Colombo
children some of them are thes Colombo boys they are the ones wreaking havoc
boys they are the ones wreaking havoc
boys they are the ones wreaking havoc mercilessly in communities in that
mercilessly in communities in that
mercilessly in communities in that region now we have we have a number of
region now we have we have a number of
region now we have we have a number of over four hundred and seventy-three
over four hundred and seventy-three
over four hundred and seventy-three thousand children in the northeast 743
thousand children in the northeast 743
thousand children in the northeast 743 thousand children and are not East this
thousand children and are not East this
thousand children and are not East this is like sitting on a keg of camp and
is like sitting on a keg of camp and
is like sitting on a keg of camp and clean with fire if we do not build
clean with fire if we do not build
clean with fire if we do not build bridges to accommodate this children and
bridges to accommodate this children and
bridges to accommodate this children and help them nurture them these are
help them nurture them these are
help them nurture them these are children who were once living in homes
children who were once living in homes
children who were once living in homes well snuggled in their community
well snuggled in their community
well snuggled in their community we have you thought about that little
we have you thought about that little
we have you thought about that little girl was not only comfortable in our
girl was not only comfortable in our
girl was not only comfortable in our home and the terrorists attacked her
home and the terrorists attacked her
home and the terrorists attacked her home taking Iowa and raping now
home taking Iowa and raping now
home taking Iowa and raping now consistently remember the chibok girls
consistently remember the chibok girls
consistently remember the chibok girls I’ve really thought about what about the
I’ve really thought about what about the
I’ve really thought about what about the other boy who the entire family has been
other boy who the entire family has been
other boy who the entire family has been butchered and killed right in front of
butchered and killed right in front of
butchered and killed right in front of his eyes what kind of mindset do you
his eyes what kind of mindset do you
his eyes what kind of mindset do you think that person has what kind of life
think that person has what kind of life
think that person has what kind of life do you think that person has right now
do you think that person has right now
do you think that person has right now I was approaching I was telling my
I was approaching I was telling my
I was approaching I was telling my colleague as opportunity to be since one
colleague as opportunity to be since one
colleague as opportunity to be since one of my job is to create rags to riches
of my job is to create rags to riches
of my job is to create rags to riches and differential schools in the
and differential schools in the
and differential schools in the Northeast and just to see how we can
Northeast and just to see how we can
Northeast and just to see how we can find bridges we can build bridges to
find bridges we can build bridges to
find bridges we can build bridges to eliminate the and at least reduce the
eliminate the and at least reduce the
eliminate the and at least reduce the conscious the consciousness of these
conscious the consciousness of these
conscious the consciousness of these people in the IDP so we went to this
people in the IDP so we went to this
people in the IDP so we went to this camp and we asked the children most of
camp and we asked the children most of
camp and we asked the children most of them more than 75% of them we asked them
them more than 75% of them we asked them
them more than 75% of them we asked them what do you want to be in future and he
what do you want to be in future and he
what do you want to be in future and he said seven more than eighty percent of
said seven more than eighty percent of
said seven more than eighty percent of them said that they want her to be a
them said that they want her to be a
them said that they want her to be a soldier and I asked us younger the
soldier and I asked us younger the
soldier and I asked us younger the youngest when I said that’s the first
youngest when I said that’s the first
youngest when I said that’s the first camp I went the same thing and the
camp I went the same thing and the
camp I went the same thing and the second camp I went to see the show that
second camp I went to see the show that
second camp I went to see the show that it was still the same thing and I was
it was still the same thing and I was
it was still the same thing and I was like okay why do you want to be a
like okay why do you want to be a
like okay why do you want to be a soldier he said on to be a soldier to
soldier he said on to be a soldier to
soldier he said on to be a soldier to kill bukhara so imagine seven hundred
kill bukhara so imagine seven hundred
kill bukhara so imagine seven hundred and forty three thousand of these people
and forty three thousand of these people
and forty three thousand of these people remember this Colombo boys were not
remember this Colombo boys were not
remember this Colombo boys were not faced with the hardship and of the have
faced with the hardship and of the have
faced with the hardship and of the have work and the violence that was that was
work and the violence that was that was
work and the violence that was that was happening in the Northeast so imagine
happening in the Northeast so imagine
happening in the Northeast so imagine these people coming into our country
these people coming into our country
these people coming into our country into our communities with this mindset
into our communities with this mindset
into our communities with this mindset first gladly in the next five to ten
first gladly in the next five to ten
first gladly in the next five to ten years now how do you will become so my
years now how do you will become so my
years now how do you will become so my message today is lest I breathe a
message today is lest I breathe a
message today is lest I breathe a building bridges
building bridges
building bridges Lestat Lestat finding ways and do not
Lestat Lestat finding ways and do not
Lestat Lestat finding ways and do not ever think that there is nothing we can
ever think that there is nothing we can
ever think that there is nothing we can do or maybe no this is beyond me there’s
do or maybe no this is beyond me there’s
do or maybe no this is beyond me there’s not
not
not there’s something in our innate humanity
there’s something in our innate humanity
there’s something in our innate humanity inside of us that there’s something each
inside of us that there’s something each
inside of us that there’s something each and every one of us can do to erase this
and every one of us can do to erase this
and every one of us can do to erase this thing most of us take our children are
thing most of us take our children are
thing most of us take our children are brought to go and study what is the use
brought to go and study what is the use
brought to go and study what is the use of that while we know that in their
of that while we know that in their
of that while we know that in their future they do not have any peace they
future they do not have any peace they
future they do not have any peace they are going to be dealing with 743
are going to be dealing with 743
are going to be dealing with 743 thousand people we may turn out to be
thousand people we may turn out to be
thousand people we may turn out to be likes Colombo boys hi they’re going to
likes Colombo boys hi they’re going to
likes Colombo boys hi they’re going to manage that what kind of future are we
manage that what kind of future are we
manage that what kind of future are we looking at what kind of peace do you
looking at what kind of peace do you
looking at what kind of peace do you think we envisage I was talking to a
think we envisage I was talking to a
think we envisage I was talking to a certain name and he was saying that the
certain name and he was saying that the
certain name and he was saying that the kind of the kind of problem Nigeria is
kind of the kind of problem Nigeria is
kind of the kind of problem Nigeria is going to his dream sit up in China and
going to his dream sit up in China and
going to his dream sit up in China and that the elia we all feel that this is
that the elia we all feel that this is
that the elia we all feel that this is our collective responsibility to check
our collective responsibility to check
our collective responsibility to check these things that are happening the
these things that are happening the
these things that are happening the better for us thank you
better for us thank you
better for us thank you [Applause]
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