President Goodluck Jonathan shocked Nigerians on Sunday when he declared that he did not know if the leader of the dreaded sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, was dead or alive.
The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Borno State, had said in a statement August 19 that Mr. Shekau might have died of gunshot wounds he received in an encounter with Force’s troops in one of their camps at Sambisa Forest on June 30.
However, Mr. Shekau appeared in a new video last week, claiming that he was not dead.
He also claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed several civilians on September 17 in Benishek, Borno State.
The military vowed to investigate the claims as well as the authenticity of the video.
Mr. Jonathan, our Commander-in-Chief, who receives briefing from security agencies daily, repeatedly said during the media chat that he could not say if the Boko Haram leader had actually died.
“I don’t know whether he (Shekau) is dead or alive,” the President, said in a response to a question tweeted to the panel of interviewers but read to him.
“I don’t know whether Abubakar Shekau is dead or alive. I don’t know him. I have never met him. You journalists know more than us, “some of you always talk to them (Boko Haram).”
Mr Jonathan noted that the Boko Haram saga worsened because it was not “properly handled in the beginning.”
On the killing of some students at the College of Agriculture in Yobe State, on Sunday, the president debunked the claim that such acts were due to widespread poverty in the country.
“Can poor people buy AK47?” he queried.
The president said some of those arrested in the uncompleted building in the Apo District of Abuja where security forces killed no fewer than seven squatters, were member of the Boko Haram sect. According to him they confessed to terrorism.
He said the crisis in Plateau State “is more of ethnic rivalry about who controls land, but Boko Haram is different.”
Mr. Jonathan assured the people that his government would try its best to protect Nigerians in order to forestall the type of incident that occurred at a Kenya Mall recently where over 60 persons were killed by suspected Al Shabaab insurgents.
He said, “We will try our best to ensure Kenyan mall attack is not repeated in Nigeria. If the drum is changing we must change steps. I assure Nigerians we’ll continue to do what is required to protect them.”
Mr Jonathan said there would be no elaborate ceremony on Tuesday to mark Nigeria’s 53rd Independence Anniversary, because government had already planned the Centenary ceremony next year, to celebrate the amalgamation of the defunct protectorates in the country.
He added that the decision to have a low-keyed Independence celebration was not because of insecurity, insisting that most parts of the country were now safe.
According to him, “We are not going to do any elaborate ceremony until 2014″…the low key celebrations are not because of security.
“Most parts of this country are safe now for any celebration, even in Maiduguri.”

C.l.u.e.le.s.s As always.

Mr. Jonathan, our Commander-in-Chief, who receives briefing from security agencies daily, repeatedly said during the media chat that he could not say if the Boko Haram leader had actually died.
“I don’t know whether he (Shekau) is dead or alive,” the President, said in a response to a question tweeted to the panel of interviewers but read to him.
“I don’t know whether Abubakar Shekau is dead or alive. I don’t know him. I have never met him. You journalists know more than us, “some of you always talk to them (Boko Haram).”

I now wonder what he is still doing in Aso Rock! Why is he the C-in-C

On the killing of some students at the College of Agriculture in Yobe State, on Sunday, the president debunked the claim that such acts were due to widespread poverty in the country.
“Can poor people buy AK47?” he queried.

This man gives a new meaning to educated illiterate!

The president said some of those arrested in the uncompleted building in the Apo District of Abuja where security forces killed no fewer than seven squatters, were member of the Boko Haram sect. According to him they confessed to terrorism.

Jessssssuuussss!! what kind of a human being is this?? did they confess in his ears?? to think that a president of a nation is supporting extrajudicial killings!!

Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law"

God pls forgive GEJ cause its your fault! U created him STUP1D!

He said the crisis in Plateau State “is more of ethnic rivalry about who controls land, but Boko Haram is different.”

i thought he is a spokesman for MEND only. Didnt know Bokoaram has also appointed him their spokesman! He is really good with the job!

Mr. Jonathan assured the people that his government would try its best to protect Nigerians in order to forestall the type of incident that occurred at a Kenya Mall recently where over 60 persons were killed by suspected Al Shabaab insurgents.
He said, “We will try our best to ensure Kenyan mall attack is not repeated in Nigeria. If the drum is changing we must change steps. I assure Nigerians we’ll continue to do what is required to protect them.”

Protect Nigerians indeed! just like he has been protecting us all this while! Cant he just shut the fuk up!

According to him, “We are not going to do any elaborate ceremony until 2014″…the low key celebrations are not because of security.
“Most parts of this country are safe now for any celebration, even in Maiduguri.”

This man surely needs to be treated of malaria! he is becoming too delirious!

I didn't see any thing wrong in what the president said. Of worse he's not sure whether the BH boss is still alive or not cos there's no prove on the JTF account.
Stop blaming the poor man,if he said now that he's sure the man is dead,you'll be the first to crucify him for having no prove.
As for the poverty stuff,he's also right,cos if the sponsors of BH can afford to provide them with all these sophisticated weapons,what stop them(the sponsors) from providing better lives for them(BH members)
Mind you some of these boys are not killing cos they are poor,unemployed,uneducated,etc,but because they have been seriously brainwashed.

I trust Gej...Everly clueless.

Oh God guide our leaders right

Haven examined all the appalling evidence brought before me, i hereby declare this Pre-si-dent clueless beyond reasonable doubt.

vedd: Haven examined all the appalling evidence brought before me, i hereby declare this Pre-si-dent clueless beyond reasonable doubt.

Court rise!
Lmao!!

FP!

Some statements attributed to the Oga at the Top on Boko Haram:

They are ghosts
The are in my government
They are not Muslims
I don't know if Shekau is dead or alive

Haba, from a whole Commander in Chief, if not for sentiments how can this man even approach the gates of Aso Rock?
Come 2015, some ppl would still be killing themselves to vote Flesh Hair cum Umblerra. SMH
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There r more than a hundred shekau

This is the exact work of d SSS. They should use dier intelligence to bring these perpetrators to book.
Or they should all b evacuated & go 4 intelligence training overseas

^^^^ So their useless Commander in Chief no get blame? SMH