Why people join terrorist groups – Nigeria’s Defence Minister Musa

The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has given two major reasons why people join terrorists group.

According to Musa, people join terrorists group because they were deceived into thinking that they were fighting for God and also because they were poor, and they felt that was the only way they could have money.

The Minister stated this while fielding questions during an interview on Arise Television on Friday.

“Why do they join ? They join because one, because they were deceived into thinking that they were fighting for God,” Musa said.

“Two, some of them were deceived because they were poor, and they felt that was the only way they could have some , because those guys had money to give them.

“They enticed them with money and promised them heaven and earth, and so they joined them. So, when we treat those, and they are given some skills, they are rehabilitated back into the community, and I can tell you we keep monitoring them, and there is none that has really gone back and has gone bad, because we are also monitoring what they are doing.”

Over the years, there have been several terrorist groups, including Boko Haram, ISWAP, and JNIM, terrorizing Nigeria and other parts of Africa.