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Boko Haram Has Infilterated The Government An Security Agencies- President Jonathan by Wislet(f): 8:15am On Jan 09, 2012 |
President Goodluck Jonathan said the Federal Government couldn’t contain the violent activities of Boko Haram because members of the sect have infiltrated all the three arms of government including the armed forces, police and other security agencies. He said this yesterday during an inter- denominational service to mark the 2012 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the National Christian Centre, Abuja while underscoring the strength and secrecy surrounding the activities of Boko Haram across the country. He said: “Some of them (Boko Haram members) are in the executive arm of government, some of them are in the parliamentary/legislative arm of government while some of them are even in the judiciary. “Some are also in the armed forces, the police and other security agencies. Some continue to dip their hands and eat with you and you won’t even know the person who will point a gun at you or plant a bomb behind your house. “That is how complex the situation is. Our security services are trying because as the president, I know what they are doing. Nigerians may not appreciate their efforts especially when you know that we are under policed. We have a police force that is about 300,000 in number. “Countries that have the kind of challenge that we have today who have about 20 per cent of our population have five times more than that number. That number would have been okay some years back but definitely not the number that can cope with the security challenges we have now,” he said. Jonathan described the security challenges as more difficult than the civil war experience and appealed to former heads of military to assist their colleagues in resolving the violence. He said: “This is a particular time when the country has major security challenges. There are explosions every day, people are dying and are being killed daily without any reason. “It is a period we also call on the armed forces, including those that have retired to join hands with their colleagues that are still in service and government to see how collectively we can protect our nation. “I believe we will overcome our immediate challenges. The situation we have in our hands is even worse than the civil war that we fought. “During the civil war, we knew and we could even predict where the enemy was coming from, you can even know the route they are coming from, you can even know what calibre of weapon they will use and so on. “But the challenge we have today is more complicated. I remember when I had a meeting with elders from the North East and some parts of the North West where the Boko Haram phenomenon is more prevalent, somebody said that the situation is bad that even if one’s son is a member, one will not even know. In his sermon, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, AnglicanCommunion, Reverend. Nicholas Okoh said the nation was passing through trying times and total loyalty of members of the armed forces remained the only asset available for the President. DailyTrust |
Re: Boko Haram Has Infilterated The Government An Security Agencies- President Jonathan by Osama10(m): 8:33am On Jan 09, 2012 |
Talking from both sides again. |
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