Boko Haram Threats: Jonathan Deploys 6,000 Troops for WEF Summit

Boko Haram Threats: Jonathan Deploys 6,000 Troops for WEF Summit

Following the shifting of the battle ground by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgents from the Northeast to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigeria President , Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the deployment of more than 6,000 police and soldiers to protect Abuja during a World Economic Forum (WEF), holding next month.

President Jonathan's order on Tuesday follows a bombing attack by the suspected Boko Haram militant group at a crowded Nyanya bus station in Abuja on Monday.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit will see Heads of state and business leaders from Africa flowing to Abuja between May 7-9.