Such a conference, he said, would provide the necessary political impetus toward completing ongoing efforts to address the problem, including completing a convention on international terrorism. It is therefore a mistake to make an accusation of terrorism against any nation, people or religion. It is a crime that cannot be justified or be left unpunished. In 1998 during the terrorist attack on the American Embassy in Tanzania, Nigeria's embassy building was destroyed. In the World Trade Center attack many Nigerian citizens were killed and some remain critically wounded in hospitals, the ambassador said.
Terrorism is no respecter of national frontiers.
Indeed there is no country in the world today where there are no foreign nationals. Terrorism, Mbanefo said, is a violation of fundamental human rights, especially the right to life and peaceful co-existence. The terror and tragedies that terrorists unleash on innocent and unsuspecting citizens pose a serious threat to the stability of all societies. The international community must guard against weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear terrorism. That is why we, on our part, are not only ready for but also insist on the closest possible international cooperation among members of the international community in fighting against this scourge of the 21st Century.