Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for mobilizing the military in their fight against the Boko Haram Islamist group.
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has yet to be captured
Speaking through his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja Buhari commended the Nigerian armed forces in collaboration with a multinational force made up of armies of neighbouring African countries have recently recorded a number of significant victories in the fight against Boko Haram, with about 36 territories taken back from the insurgents over the past few weeks.
“This is commendable. We congratulate our armed forces. However, we cannot ignore the fact that President Jonathan left the issue to fester for too long.
“All this effort could have been applied much earlier, thus saving hundreds of lives and preventing thousands of displaced persons who are currently languishing in camps and homes in northeast Nigeria and parts of Abuja – with little help and attention from their government.
“We cannot but conclude that the Jonathan government allowed Boko Haram fester because of the political mileage gained from the crises. He did not show any concern for the people of northeast Nigeria while they suffered under the continuous, brutal attacks of the terrorists.
“He still does not care about them. For him, a victory over Boko Haram is simply an attempted victory over the hearts of Nigerian voters in the 2015 elections,” Shehu’s report on Premium Times reads.
Early Thursday morning, Islamic State, another Islamic insurgent group terrorizing Syria and parts of Iraq welcomed a Boko Haram pledge of allegiance,according to an audiotape Thursday purportedly from its spokesman.
Meanwhile, the military announced that had managed to clear the insurgents from Adamawa State after recapturing Madagali, the last major town held by the Islamist terror group.
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