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Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by olillywales(m): 8:11pm On Jul 07, 2015
The outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, has said the problem of Boko Haram insurgency in North-east Nigeria is not something that can be resolved with the use of the army, the police or the security agencies only.

Speaking at a farewell interactive session with members of Kaduna chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Correspondent Chapel in Kaduna on Monday, Mr. Pocock said: “We don’t look at the problem in the Northeast as purely a security problem. It is not something that can be resolved with the use of the army of the police or the security agencies only. It is not going to be solvable.

“There has to be three different things; the first is a properly articulated security efforts. The second is that, there has to be a different kind of politics in the Northeast, where state and Federal Government work together instead of against each other and where there is a much more common and agreed agenda about what needs to be done to correct many years of mis-governance and of poor policy in the North-east.

“The third dimension has to be a developmental and economic uplift agenda. Too many, particularly young people are not only without employment in the North-east but because of the insurgency are without any economic prospect whatsoever. No one can live without hope and indeed if the economic and the developmental aspect of these are not addressed, the opportunities for radicalisation are much greater. So, those three things have to work in tandem, the security instrument, politics and development/economic approach.”

He however stated that with the new government of President Muhammadu Buhari, people are looking to a chance to get out of the security situation in the North-east, adding that, in the overall, there is greater possibility of stability and economic success, economic recovery perhaps than they might have been before the election.

The High Commissioner said although the army had some successes in 2013, those efforts were not followed up and Boko Haram came surging back in 2014 and effectively controlled most of the North-eastern country in Borno State as well as Adamawa and Yobe.

“20, 000 people killed in a conflict is a very serious matter,” he said.

He said in the overall, there is greater possibility of stability and economic success, economic recovery perhaps than they might have been before the election.

“The British government has long been involved in training Nigerian soldiers to fight the very difficult anti-insurgency combat that they are faced with in the North-east,” he said. “We have done this with some success. There is a lot more that we can do. What we need is high level access to the new people that President Buhari is likely to appoint.”

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/nigerian-army-cant-defeat-boko-haram-uk.html

Cc: lalasticlala , Ishilove

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Nobody: 8:12pm On Jul 07, 2015
shocked
EVEN THE OUTSIDERS KNOWS...


WHICH WAY NIGERIA?

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by nikkiking(m): 8:17pm On Jul 07, 2015
undecided shocked
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by TheFreeOne: 8:17pm On Jul 07, 2015
many years of mis-governance and of poor policy in the North-east.

“The third dimension has to be a developmental and economic uplift agenda. Too many, particularly young people are not only without employment in the North-east but because of the insurgency are without any economic prospect whatsoever. No one can live without hope and indeed if the economic and the developmental aspect of these are not addressed, the opportunities for radicalisation are much greater. So, those three things have to work in tandem, the security instrument, politics and development/economic approach.”

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Mogidi: 8:18pm On Jul 07, 2015
What's this ambassador saying, the almighty Bubu would defeat them in a month, he's already winning them at the moment.

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by jnrbayano(m): 8:46pm On Jul 07, 2015
He said in the overall, there is greater possibility of stability and economic success, economic recovery perhaps than they might have been before the election.

I cant reconcile this.

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by hansad: 8:46pm On Jul 07, 2015
Who does not know?

Boko Haram has maintained that it is fighting for a country governed by sharia criminal codes.

12 northern Nigeria states had since adopted use of sharia criminal codes.

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Precious91(m): 8:46pm On Jul 07, 2015
Issokay
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by hardywaltz(m): 8:46pm On Jul 07, 2015
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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by adonbilivit: 8:47pm On Jul 07, 2015
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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by holuwamurewa(m): 8:47pm On Jul 07, 2015
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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by kennydee05(m): 8:47pm On Jul 07, 2015
God, in your mercy please empower our Security Personnel to overcome Boko Haram
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by money121(m): 8:47pm On Jul 07, 2015
But am very sure... Almighty Allah will surely defect boko haram....

Inshall Allahu...


Any body that is sponsoring dis group we never know peace till eternity...
Dis is too much..
Why


cry

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Nobody: 8:48pm On Jul 07, 2015
Yes!

because "we (boko haram) are winning the war" - Buhari.
the commander in chief for Insurgent Affairs.

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by olaopts: 8:48pm On Jul 07, 2015
In PMB we trust.
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by kendrick9(m): 8:48pm On Jul 07, 2015
nigerian army is overrated anyway
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Missmossy(f): 8:49pm On Jul 07, 2015
What does this change?




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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by misreal(m): 8:49pm On Jul 07, 2015
nothing..
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by sorom4: 8:49pm On Jul 07, 2015
I thought the FG said we are winning or is it one of their numerous lies?
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Nobody: 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
We are done for.

Lord for give us for voting Buhari

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by KingTom(m): 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
Mogidi:
What's this ambassador saying, the almighty Bubu would defeat them in a month, he's already winning them at the moment.
grin grin grin

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by zed24: 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
Sai buhari. Sai Bokoharam. 9ja remains.

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by alaoeri: 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
Maybe He knows more than enough regarding BH.
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by osebe: 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
This was exactly what GEJ was trying to make us see before now but most Nigerians refused to listen.The fight against BH is a collective effort.

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by Azazi(m): 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
slowbie buhari tell ur people the owners of boko haram to call them to order n leave the military in peace biko

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Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by firstolalekan(m): 8:50pm On Jul 07, 2015
Okay
Re: Nigerian Army Can’t Defeat Boko Haram Alone – UK High Commissioner by royal231(m): 8:51pm On Jul 07, 2015
There are no jobs for peeps all round nigeria.. not only the north east..Mr man

We are all unemployed... just that most southerners think outside the box thus creating they should first value education and do away with their useless religious ideologies

Imagine if the more intelligent southerners start theirs.. by then it would really be... there was a country

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