By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for a holistic cultural orientation in Africa a strong and assuring measure to succeed against terrorism.

As a result, the president called for a stronger collaboration and commitment from governments, financial institutions and security agencies in tracking the sponsorship of terrorist activities.

Speaking while bidding farewell to outgoing Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Tom Amolo, at the state house yesterday, President Buhari said terrorist attacks in Africa were usually by-products of intense planning strong alliances and proper financial sponsorship, saying such must be thoroughly investigated and reversed.

This was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

‘‘Terrorist activities always have financial sponsorships and this can be seen in their acquisition of weapons, their movements and other logistics.

‘‘Here in Nigeria, we saw that Boko Haram had strong material resources and they had a close link to ISIL,’’ he said.

The President also said African governments must make efforts to dissuade the younger generation from joining the ranks of terrorist groups, who explore youthful minds for suicide bombings.

‘‘We need a whole cultural orientation in order to succeed against terrorism,’’ he added.

In his remarks, the outgoing High Commissioner said he enjoyed his stay in Nigeria and still looked forward to returning to the country in the near future.