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Former commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Brig. Gen Williams Obene (Rtd.) has called on the President to fire all North-East governors, with emphasis on the ones under the control of Boko Haram insurgency.
He says if this is done, the military would quickly bring the situation under control. Speaking with the PUNCH newspaper, he said Nigeria was at war with the insurgents, and only a warring mindset would win Nigeria this war.
“We, the experts, feel that we are at war. And when you are at war, you have more power and resources. If there is a state of emergency, there are some limitations. If you declare a total war, those limitations should be removed and the military will fully execute that war and bring it to a speedy conclusion.
“If a war is declared in that place, the civilian government will not be there. The case of over 200 Chibok girls wouldn’t have happened, if we had declared war. That governor wouldn’t have been on that seat to guarantee that the Chibok school was safe for the West African Examination Council examination. And those girls wouldn’t have been abducted”.
He also noted that contrary to DHQ denial, it was possible that Boko Haram had infiltrated the army:
“Yes, it is possible. Have you not heard the President himself declaring that Boko Haram is in his cabinet? Why will they not infiltrate the Nigerian Army as we also infiltrate their cells? It is an organised army. It is easier for them to infiltrate us than we infiltrate their cells, which is more difficult."
He says if this is done, the military would quickly bring the situation under control. Speaking with the PUNCH newspaper, he said Nigeria was at war with the insurgents, and only a warring mindset would win Nigeria this war.
“We, the experts, feel that we are at war. And when you are at war, you have more power and resources. If there is a state of emergency, there are some limitations. If you declare a total war, those limitations should be removed and the military will fully execute that war and bring it to a speedy conclusion.
“If a war is declared in that place, the civilian government will not be there. The case of over 200 Chibok girls wouldn’t have happened, if we had declared war. That governor wouldn’t have been on that seat to guarantee that the Chibok school was safe for the West African Examination Council examination. And those girls wouldn’t have been abducted”.
He also noted that contrary to DHQ denial, it was possible that Boko Haram had infiltrated the army:
“Yes, it is possible. Have you not heard the President himself declaring that Boko Haram is in his cabinet? Why will they not infiltrate the Nigerian Army as we also infiltrate their cells? It is an organised army. It is easier for them to infiltrate us than we infiltrate their cells, which is more difficult."
