Nigeria has vowed to employ a multi-dimensional strategy to comprehensively defeat Boko Haram terrorists this year.

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Aminu Bashir Wali to The Anadolu Agency on Thursday, during his visit to Turkey within the scope of the 7th annual ambassadors’ conference, which took place between Jan. 5-9 in Ankara:

“The approach will be multi-dimensional. We are open to every way to solve this problem. There is also a soft approach and a hard approach.”

The foreign minister said the Nigerian government is trying to develop programme that will create jobs, to be more inclusive and bring about more development in Nigeria, in an effort to tackle the terrorism issue in a socio-economic way.

“That will reduce the temptation for people to move into those kinds of activities. On the other hand, we are also open to negotiating. Of course, we have to identify whom we are talking to. This is serious willingness. We are open to the peaceful resolution of all conflicts,” he said.

•Photo shows Foreign Minister Aminu Wali.