"For us in Nigeria, the situation in northern Mali is a national security matter as the link between Boko Haram and the terrorist insurgents in northern Mali has been established beyond all doubts and as stated by President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria and its partners can no longer surrender any part of the globe to extremism because it does not pay as we do not know the next victim.""For us in Nigeria, the situation in northern Mali is a national security matter as the link between Boko Haram and the terrorist insurgents in northern Mali has been established beyond all doubts and as stated by President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria and its partners can no longer surrender any part of the globe to extremism because it does not pay as we do not know the next victim."