chemali: This is good news that should have happened years ago. What changed?

First, there was a series of startling revelations by the Australian negotiatior that fingered allies of President Goodluck Jonathan as being involved with Boko Haram.
Secondly, there was a cash for arms scandal which doubled as money laundering of $9.3million that involved the presidency and his allies. Till date, the usually loquacious Rueben Abati and Olisa Metuh have been silent on the scandal.

In time past, it has been alleged that the presidency was promoting instability in the north for political gains. For example, labeling APC as Boko Haram sponsors. These recent events which cannot be independent of the current Army successes have proven that the government of Nigeria could have done more in curtailing these terrorists. The battle wasn't about Islam, it was all about holding on to power. It couldn't have been difficult to crush Boko Haram if the resources at our disposal were deployed.

Questions
Is it probable that these revelations have brought Nigerians closer to the truth and the successes recorded presently are diversions from the truth we seek - who is behind Boko Haram?
Is it probable that Boko Haram has outlived its usefulness and the powers that be are ready to shut it down?

ratiken:

You are simply a bokoharam apologist. You deserve no response, Simply go tell your boys their time is up

Preciousone4ril: Superb topic....not so intelligent post. Another political propaganda to point accusing finger.

The UN Abuja Bomb Blast and the failure of President Jonathan
Written by Daniel Elombah
It has been a hectic August - The suspension of Justice Ayo Salami, President of the Court of Appeal, the Abuja bombing , the Jos Killings, Kidnap of Mikel Obi’s father, Arrest of 300 members of MASSOB, and more Boko Haram attacks in Borno and other Northern States – Nigeria appears to be a country under siege! But Last Fridays’ suicide bombing of the U.N. Abuja compound wins the ultimate hit. Nigeria's latest suicide bombing Friday at the U.N. compound in the capital, Abuja, marked what is believed to be Boko Haram's first assault on an international target. The bombing killed at least 23 people and injured more than 80, according to a U.N. spokesman.

Crisis and public riots have always existed in Nigeria, but Bomb blasts affecting public buildings and institutions started during the watch of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Security experts, Diplomats, UN Officials, the Opposition, and Nigerians are blaming President Goodluck Jonathan, government bureaucracy and lethargy on the part of the intelligence community for the ease with which terrorists picks their targets leaving behind casualties.
A more dangerous development is the feeling among the generality of Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan and his officials know the people behind the Boko haram scourge but are afraid to take action against them.
Someone said "the baffling thing is that the government knows the people behind Boko Haram but not manly enough to go for them. May be GEJ is a coward after all. Now is another opportunity to go for whosoever is behind them. Or better still; let him go for the people behind the 1st October bombing. It could be the same people under different mask. GEJ must stand up now!"

More ominously, others believe the Federal Government is orchestrating these attacks, stirring unnecessary crisis to rope in the opposition; that President Jonathan "is trying to make it look as if it is Al-Qaeda that are responsible by saying it is a global assault...but the questions remains...Who are responsible for the other bombings? Is Boko Haram going under the bridge? Who is supplying all these bombs?"

John Campbell, former US Ambassador to Nigeria no doubt spoke the minds of many when he wrote that he “couldn't fathom some logic and sense in the claims, responsibility and responses to the unfortunate incident of last Friday’s bombing.

He gave his reasons as:

1. The level of laxity in the Nigerian security is quite appalling and not willing to improve despite incidences of repeated bombings in the capital city of Abuja in the last six months.
2. Everyone is pointing fingers to an alleged "suicide bomber" but no one is showing a footage of the incident. Who are the witnesses? An office and international organisation such as the UN building doesn't have a CCTV camera? It’s illogical.
3. The credibility for the news of claims by Boko Haram terrorist group most of the time seems spurious. In how many months of escalated bombings there seem to be no "faces" that can be linked to the group. Like Al qaeda, at least we know the faces behind the terrorist group and their modus operandi.
In this case, with every claim to BH bombings we are left with no faces, just statements which can be done by anybody, or are there "ghost workers" in the Boko Haram terrorist organisation?
4. Since Oct 1 of last year, Nigeria has been reported to have 5 incidents of bomb last. The security agencies are yet to show a face that will be linked as a top member of the Boko Haram Group.
Moreover, amidst whispering campaigns that his party might be providing tacit support to Boko haram, former Head of State, and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday directly challenged the Federal Government to unmask the people behind the terrorists.

chemali: This is good news that should have happened years ago. What changed?

First, there was a series of startling revelations by the Australian negotiatior that fingered allies of President Goodluck Jonathan as being involved with Boko Haram.
Secondly, there was a cash for arms scandal which doubled as money laundering of $9.3million that involved the presidency and his allies. Till date, the usually loquacious Rueben Abati and Olisa Metuh have been silent on the scandal.

In time past, it has been alleged that the presidency was promoting instability in the north for political gains. For example, labeling APC as Boko Haram sponsors. These recent events which cannot be independent of the current Army successes have proven that the government of Nigeria could have done more in curtailing these terrorists. The battle wasn't about Islam, it was all about holding on to power. It couldn't have been difficult to crush Boko Haram if the resources at our disposal were deployed.

Questions
Is it probable that these revelations have brought Nigerians closer to the truth and the successes recorded presently are diversions from the truth we seek - who is behind Boko Haram?
Is it probable that Boko Haram has outlived its usefulness and the powers that be are ready to shut it down?

hifaif:

Jonathan runs a government of distraction. When something bad springs up that questions the rot and decadence in his government, they immediately cover it up with something that makes people stop talking about it.

Why is the NA so suddenly and easily now winning the war? If BH were this easy to rout, why did it look like billions spent in previous years on counter-terrorism seemed not to have had any effect on BH?

chemali: This is good news that should have happened years ago. What changed?

First, there was a series of startling revelations by the Australian negotiatior that fingered allies of President Goodluck Jonathan as being involved with Boko Haram.
Secondly, there was a cash for arms scandal which doubled as money laundering of $9.3million that involved the presidency and his allies. Till date, the usually loquacious Rueben Abati and Olisa Metuh have been silent on the scandal.

In time past, it has been alleged that the presidency was promoting instability in the north for political gains. For example, labeling APC as Boko Haram sponsors. These recent events which cannot be independent of the current Army successes have proven that the government of Nigeria could have done more in curtailing these terrorists. The battle wasn't about Islam, it was all about holding on to power. It couldn't have been difficult to crush Boko Haram if the resources at our disposal were deployed.

Questions
Is it probable that these revelations have brought Nigerians closer to the truth and the successes recorded presently are diversions from the truth we seek - who is behind Boko Haram?
Is it probable that Boko Haram has outlived its usefulness and the powers that be are ready to shut it down?

Mogidi: [s][/s]

You no well...go and ask Buhari the above questions.

kakakent:

Nope the victory started after bh decided to up their game and stop bombing and kidnapping but started declaring caliphates like ISIS so the NA upped their game and declared war on them just like US did to isis . if the birds start flying without perching , the hunters ill start shooting without missing btw I think you should tell us what you think of elrufa's silence simple

Mogidi: [s][/s]

You no well...go and ask Buhari the above questions.

Omen100:

son of a drug peddler, GMB is coming for you like he did to your mother

[size=14pt]Council of state resolves to end insurgency by December[/size]
By JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja on July 31, 2014 ·

Leadership is not about beauty contest. In leadership, you must take difficult decisions and really go about implementing them. So, all these things came to the fore at the meeting and subsequently, each of us made it a deliberate resolution to all to be bi-partisan or non-partisan to support the President to make sure that we get rid of this insurgency and indeed suggesting that before December.

[size=14pt]Council Of State Wants Insurgency To End December
[/size]George Agba— Aug 1, 2014

The Council of State yesterday rose from an extraordinary meeting with a resolve that security forces must go the extra mile to ensure that the reign of terror in the country being perpetrated by the Boko Haram comes to an end before December this year.