Governors Approve $1b To Fight Boko Haram

State governors in Nigeria have approved the release of One billion Dollars ($1b) to help the Federal Government fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram, according to a BBC report.

The money will come from what is known as the excess crude account, which is a reserve of money earned from selling oil.

The sum is almost half the money in the account.

Although President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the war against Boko Haram had been won, the group continues to mount attacks and carry out suicide bombings in northeastern Nigeria and in neighbouring countries.