Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected negative security reports on Nigeria.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that he feels safe in Nigeria, contrary to the negative reports he had read before his visit.
The former British Prime Minister made this remark during the Imo State Economic Summit 2025, held in Owerri on Thursday, the state capital.
“I’m very proud of what we export to Nigeria. We send you pharmaceuticals, bankers, services of all kinds and huge quantities of whiskey. And in return, you send us oil, gas, Nollywood movies, brilliant doctors, nurses, tech geniuses. We are very, very grateful.” — Boris Johnson,… pic.twitter.com/tIB9eRIMUw
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He said: “I want you to know that when I decided to come to Owerri, I read some things, and there were people saying, ‘There may be some security problems in Nigeria.’ Have you heard that? And I said, ‘Well, I am going to go anyway.’
“And let me ask you: do you feel safe here today in this conference? Yes, we all feel safe. And I feel perfectly safe. Thank you, Governor, for what you are doing.”
Johnson also hailed Governor Uzodimma for his drive to provide 24-hour electricity for the people of Imo State as part of efforts to achieve economic transformation.
The former British Prime Minister added that artificial intelligence would play a major role in helping the governor realise that vision, describing AI as the future.
