Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), on Thursday identified poverty, unemployment and weak governance as causes of insecurity in Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region.
Abdulsalami stated this at the first News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) annual lecture in Abuja.
He added that climate change, environmental degradation and other factors had provided fertile ground for insecurity to thrive in the region.