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Nigeria's president-elect has stated that Boko Haram, the insurgency group, has embarrassed Nigeria and the nation's military.
Commenting on the military, Buhari said it was an 'irreconcilable disgrace' for the Nigerian army being unable to clean up Boko Haram in 14 out of Nigeria's 776 local governments.
He said, “For six years, the Nigerian military couldn’t restore order in 14 local governments out of 774 after Barma, Liberia, Sierra Leone, where the Nigerian military earned respect internationally for their performances, to fail to secure 14 out of 774, I see that as an irreconcilable disgrace.
“We will try and work with our neighbours such as Chad and Niger who are fighting Boko Haram for us. And we are advising Boko Haram to pack and go.”
He also denied promising to get rid of insurgency within two months: “I think I am too experienced in internal security operations to make such a comment. I don’t think I will make that mistake because of my experiences. Even when I was in uniform with the rebels in Chad and as the GOC in Jos and the period when I was Head of State, I did not say such thing so, for me to say that I will get rid of Boko Haram in two months is not correct; I don’t think I made that comment."
Source: #PUNCH
Commenting on the military, Buhari said it was an 'irreconcilable disgrace' for the Nigerian army being unable to clean up Boko Haram in 14 out of Nigeria's 776 local governments.
He said, “For six years, the Nigerian military couldn’t restore order in 14 local governments out of 774 after Barma, Liberia, Sierra Leone, where the Nigerian military earned respect internationally for their performances, to fail to secure 14 out of 774, I see that as an irreconcilable disgrace.
“We will try and work with our neighbours such as Chad and Niger who are fighting Boko Haram for us. And we are advising Boko Haram to pack and go.”
He also denied promising to get rid of insurgency within two months: “I think I am too experienced in internal security operations to make such a comment. I don’t think I will make that mistake because of my experiences. Even when I was in uniform with the rebels in Chad and as the GOC in Jos and the period when I was Head of State, I did not say such thing so, for me to say that I will get rid of Boko Haram in two months is not correct; I don’t think I made that comment."
Source: #PUNCH
