There have been increased calls for citizens
to remain security-conscious as it appears the war on Boko Haram has not
been won after all.
A report by Ends.ng has reached out to Nigerians asking them not to
lose their guards given that life in the Boko Haram territories is still
uncertain.
This is contrary to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement in his interview with The BBC on Thursday, December 24 where he revealed that Nigeria has “technically won the war” against the dreaded Islamist sect.
According to President Buhari, the group no longer has the powers to launch “conventional attacks” against security operatives or the Nigerian populace.
Ordinarily, it is a welcome development seeing a deadly group as Boko Haram suffer defeat in a new administration under Buhari.
But The BBC reports that critics think of this achievement over Boko Haram as exaggerated, adding that each time the army chiefs claimed to have rid the country of the terror group, they have only gone under temporarily and rearmed for further attacks.
One of such criticisms comes from Ends.Ng – a group which claims to build peace and progress through individual efforts as well as by supporting Nigerian security operatives.
In the group’s publication on Friday, December 25, it stated that though Boko Haram might have been “technically” defeated, the dangers are not over in the terror regions of the nation.
It further revealed that the sponsors of Boko Haram are yet to be brought to book which makes it impossible for anyone to claim victory over the terror group.
“…Not a single sponsor of Boko Haram has yet been arrested by the Nigerian security services and army. This is the root of the deadly tree and until the root is killed, the tree will not be dead.”
Ends.ng also stated that governor Kashim Shetima of Borno state allegedly knows the sponsors of the dreaded group but has revealed on different occasions that he is keeping their names secret to protect them.
“We will like to remind the Nigerian security services that the governor of Borno state and head of the northern governor’s forum, Kashim Shettima knows the sponsors of Boko Haram. Kashim Shettima has said on several occasions that he is keeping mute to protect them.
“We will like to urge the Nigerian army to make Kashim Shettima and others who know the sponsors, talk. Dasuki has hinted that he knows the sponsors as has the former President Good luck Jonathan. By now we do believe they have handed over this information to the security services and we also expected top-level arrests before the December deadline.
“It is time to put a lasting and permanent end to this menace that has affected all of us including our army and turned some of us into beasts and walking dead. The stress has taken a permanent toll on our army. As is done world over, they need counselors and medical therapy. They should not keep laying their lives down for us and testing their physical and mental capacities while some people paid for this carnage and still live large and party happy,” it stated.
The publication also stressed the importance of the war against terrorism adding that it is as important as the anti-graft war.
It called for the arrests of the military chiefs involved in providing support to the terror group.
“These men must not continue to walk free after all they caused and the money for terror they looted. The Chibok girls and their families deserve justice; without which there can never be peace.”
Ends.ng is a group founded in 2013 and is committed to promoting peace and safety of the Nigerian populace as well as well as supporting the Nigerian civilian vigilante force popularly known as the Civilian JTF.
File photo of Boko Haram members
This is contrary to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement in his interview with The BBC on Thursday, December 24 where he revealed that Nigeria has “technically won the war” against the dreaded Islamist sect.
According to President Buhari, the group no longer has the powers to launch “conventional attacks” against security operatives or the Nigerian populace.
Ordinarily, it is a welcome development seeing a deadly group as Boko Haram suffer defeat in a new administration under Buhari.
But The BBC reports that critics think of this achievement over Boko Haram as exaggerated, adding that each time the army chiefs claimed to have rid the country of the terror group, they have only gone under temporarily and rearmed for further attacks.
One of such criticisms comes from Ends.Ng – a group which claims to build peace and progress through individual efforts as well as by supporting Nigerian security operatives.
In the group’s publication on Friday, December 25, it stated that though Boko Haram might have been “technically” defeated, the dangers are not over in the terror regions of the nation.
It further revealed that the sponsors of Boko Haram are yet to be brought to book which makes it impossible for anyone to claim victory over the terror group.
“…Not a single sponsor of Boko Haram has yet been arrested by the Nigerian security services and army. This is the root of the deadly tree and until the root is killed, the tree will not be dead.”
Ends.ng also stated that governor Kashim Shetima of Borno state allegedly knows the sponsors of the dreaded group but has revealed on different occasions that he is keeping their names secret to protect them.
“We will like to remind the Nigerian security services that the governor of Borno state and head of the northern governor’s forum, Kashim Shettima knows the sponsors of Boko Haram. Kashim Shettima has said on several occasions that he is keeping mute to protect them.
“We will like to urge the Nigerian army to make Kashim Shettima and others who know the sponsors, talk. Dasuki has hinted that he knows the sponsors as has the former President Good luck Jonathan. By now we do believe they have handed over this information to the security services and we also expected top-level arrests before the December deadline.
“It is time to put a lasting and permanent end to this menace that has affected all of us including our army and turned some of us into beasts and walking dead. The stress has taken a permanent toll on our army. As is done world over, they need counselors and medical therapy. They should not keep laying their lives down for us and testing their physical and mental capacities while some people paid for this carnage and still live large and party happy,” it stated.
The publication also stressed the importance of the war against terrorism adding that it is as important as the anti-graft war.
It called for the arrests of the military chiefs involved in providing support to the terror group.
“These men must not continue to walk free after all they caused and the money for terror they looted. The Chibok girls and their families deserve justice; without which there can never be peace.”
Ends.ng is a group founded in 2013 and is committed to promoting peace and safety of the Nigerian populace as well as well as supporting the Nigerian civilian vigilante force popularly known as the Civilian JTF.
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