Nigeria's senior public officials never seem to learn.  They keep accepting invitations to face inquisitions on BBC Hardtalk from the relentless and always well prepared Stephen Sackur.

Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai joined the roll call of those shamed by Sackur's forensic questioning and it looked like he had gone to a gunfight armed with just a penknife.  The Nigerian military has form when it comes to human rights abuse, but this encounter looked like it was Buratai whose human rights were being violated, especially his right to dignity.  He was completely embarrassed by questions that he couldn't answer adequately.

Watch it here: https://www.naijiant.com/articles/nigerias-army-chief-brutal-buratai-brutalised-bbc-hardtalk/

Time will tell

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Nigeria’s senior public officials never seem to learn. They keep accepting invitations to face inquisitions on BBC Hardtalk from the relentless and always well prepared Stephen Sackur.

Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai joined the roll call of those shamed by Sackur’s forensic questioning and it looked like he had gone to a gunfight armed with just a penknife. The Nigerian military has form when it comes to human rights abuse, but this encounter looked like it was Buratai whose human rights were being violated, especially his right to dignity. He was completely embarrassed by questions that he couldn’t answer adequately.

Watch it here:

Sackur fired the first shot with the official claim that Boko Haram had been defeated. President Buhari claimed that the insurgents will be defeated by the end of December 2015. Sackur said that claim was “completely wrong”. To Sackur’s exasperation, Buratai tried to explain away Boko Haram still being able to carry out attacks even after Buhari and his regime’s officials declared “technical victory”. The army chief said unconvincingly that “terrorism was resilient”, but there has been “tremendous success” in the fight against Boko Haram.

Sackur was having none of it, stating there were 48 different attacks in the first six months of this year. Displaced people can’t return to their homes and “far from being completed”, Buratai’s “mission has barely begun”. As Buratai reeled from that attack, he got hit by further salvos on arbitrary arrests by the army, the deaths of over 240 detainees at Giwa Barracks. Buratai tried in vain to defend the indefensible with a feeble comment about an inquiry dismissing the claims – but that inquiry was by the army and headed by a retired general, so clearly not independent, despite the president promising an independent inquiry. Sackur hit back with the claim that nine officers implicated in human rights abuses were still serving.
On the alleged deal to free the kidnapped Chibok girls in which it was claimed that some Boko Haram commanders were freed in exchange for the freed girls, Burutai wasn’t quite sure what his defensive tactic would be. He first refused to confirm or deny the claim about freeing Boko Haram terrorists, and then resorted to suggesting the merits of such hostage exchanges.

But Sackur was just warming up for the kill. He switched to corruption and allegations of ghost soldiers in the army and commanders pocketing their salaries. He then asked Buratai how much he earned in dollars, but the general fudged the answer. This led to him being questioned about his properties in Dubai and how this would affect his troops on low pay. At this point, the floundering and out of his depth general should have just waved the white flag, but he chose to lose all sense of decorum, opening his mouth but nothing but nonsense kept tumbling out.

If this were a boxing contest, Buratai’s corner-men and/or the referee would have stepped in and put their man out of his misery. But there was no one to stop Sackur, so he kept dropping bombs. He asked Buratai where Buhari was, adding that the president was likely somewhere “here in London”, but clearly not fit to continue. Buhari has been incapacitated in London for 60 days and not been seen in public since. As Buratai tried to suggest everything was under control because there was an acting president, Sackur reminded him of his earlier warning to any officers thinking of taking advantage of the sense of instability arising from the president’s absence.

The inquisitor then asked how long the uncertainty over Buhari can be allowed to continue. Buratai didn’t know, but he was glad that time was up on the interview and his own suffering in the hands of Sackur could no longer continue.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH-40drKiXY

this guy just violated the army chief , i wish we had these kind of journalist . bold , fearless and say it as it is

can anything good come out from the zoo

Adiola:
can anything good come out from the zoo

of which u r a citizen

He was on a hot seat

Okoroawusa:
of which u r a citizen

baboons and monkeys have started reacting

Why didn't the snake charmer just go with some snakes to intimidate the reporter since it's obvious his face and brown envelope couldn't do the job?

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They never learn. if you must accept the invite prepare your defense.

Hahahahahahaha see as the man dey stammer!! Lalasticlala mynd44 comansee ooooo

You could literally feel the uneasiness of the incompetent and corrupt chief. Nigeria is a failed state.

Dont blame buruntai. He is used to not being questioned. He relies on his uniformed thugs to respond in kind.

If na to massacre Shittes now burantashi go get mouth.

COAS that orders the killings of innocent Nigerians is that one a COAS or a sunni terrorist

Yeye dey smell

I see! Empty-headed and unproductive. Just like his master!

The olodo rabata of a coas

Quota system is dangerous.

ImadeUReadThis:
Dont blame buruntai. He is used to not being questioned. He relies on his uniformed thugs to respond in kind.

You no lie at all.

He asked Buratai where Buhari was, adding that the president was likely somewhere “here in London”, but clearly not fit to continue. Buhari has been incapacitated in London for 60 days and not been seen in public since. As Buratai tried to suggest everything was under control because there was an acting president, Sackur reminded him of his earlier warning to any officers thinking of taking advantage of the sense of instability arising from the president’s absence

Only in Nigeria will a ghost / incapacitated individual will still be consulted on national issues whilst there's an acting president.

The inquisitor then asked how long the uncertainty over Buhari can be allowed to continue. Buratai didn’t know, but he was glad that time was up on the interview and his own suffering in the hands of Sackur could no longer continue.

If only sackur continued his bombings on that empty medulla for a few minutes maybe he would have made a slip of the tongue and tell Buboo true state of health.

He probably forgot its not the bought over Nigerian media #noevils

If na Nigeria both the interviewer and interviewee will be smiling and laughing throughout the 30 minutes

I wonder why Buratai with so much skeletons in his cupboard agreed to go on that programme...Well Buratai even tried given the massive evidence he Sackur had against him ...But I noticed Sackur failed to ask Buratai about the infamous Zaria massacre

The truth remains that you can't cover lies or atrocities with lies, remember if you lie it need lie to cover lie & at this point buraitia lies has finish. Terrorists fight terrorist, corrupt people fighting corruption, Buratai or what ever is his name is corrupt & terrorist for kill unarmed people and buying houses Dubai

SalamRushdie:
I wonder why Buratai with so much skeletons in his cupboard agreed to go on that programme...Well Buratai even tried given the massive evidence he Sackur had against him ...But I noticed Sackur failed to ask Buratai about the infamous Zaria massacre

El Zackzacky and the Nigerian Shia population are linked to Iran.

BBC wont want to hurt their Saudi sponsors by making their Sunni war lord Buruntai look bad on air.

Just as how all MSMs including the BBC have refused to report on the bloody genocidal sectarian war the House of Saud is waging in Yemen

Chai deep down he wished he was questioned by a Nigerian journalist, with his uniform and stars on his chest to intimidate!!

All he woulda required den was to yell

BLOODY CIVILIAN!!!

D army chief is a mallo guy. They r not known to be intelligent.

ImadeUReadThis:


El Zackzacky and the Nigerian Shia population are linked to Iran.

BBC wont want to hurt their Saudi sponsors by making their Sunni war lord Buruntai look bad on air.

Just as how all MSMs including the BBC have refused to report on the bloody genocidal sectarian war the House of Saud is waging in Yemen

Word bro , word

Adiola:
can anything good come out from the zoo

Yes oo..but nothing good can come out of fraud republic

Adiola:
baboons and monkeys have started reacting

Including pigs too from Biafra