By ifeoma Onyekachi

Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, says President Bola Tinubu is engaging several countries, including Britain, the United States, and Türkiye, as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s security challenges.

Ibrahim made the remarks on Friday in New York shortly after arriving to assume duty at Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. He said the administration is pursuing broad international cooperation to support efforts to combat insecurity.

According to him, Nigeria is not relying on a single partner but is instead engaging multiple countries with relevant capabilities.

“Nigeria is our country. We can have problems like Boko Haram, but we are embarking on multilateral engagements to solve them,” he said.

“We are not looking for one single country to come and help us. We are looking for many countries to come and help us.”

He added that discussions are ongoing with partners across different regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Türkiye, as part of a wider security cooperation strategy.

“As America is there, the President is talking to Istanbul (Türkiye) and we just left London, Britain is coming to assist,” he said.

The envoy stressed that Nigeria remains committed to international collaboration, noting that any country willing to contribute solutions is welcome to do so.

He also referenced global security challenges, citing the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States to underscore that insecurity is not unique to Nigeria.

Ibrahim said President Tinubu sent him to the United Nations to mobilise international support and strengthen multilateral engagement in addressing Nigeria’s security situation.

He reaffirmed Nigeria’s unity, insisting that the country remains “indivisible” and should not be subject to any discussion on division.

“The president must be successful. Nigeria must be one indivisible sovereign nation,” he said.

“Sovereignty is not absolute, but to the extent that we are one is an excitement for Mr President.”

He added that Nigeria’s diversity remains a strength and urged continued national cohesion.

“The question about division of Nigeria cannot be discussed. It is unheard of and unachievable,” he said.

The envoy also called on staff of Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the UN to actively project the administration’s foreign policy priorities, particularly the Renewed Hope Agenda.

“The president is very serious and is working hard to ensure our foreign policy is re-engineered to reflect the Renewed Hope Agenda,” he said.

Ibrahim, a former senator representing Ondo State, was received at John F. Kennedy International Airport by officials of Nigeria’s Permanent Mission and the Consulate General in New York upon his arrival.