Atiku reveals how former president Obasanjo crushed Boko Haram threats within weeks

• Former vice president Atiku Abubakar revealed however President Obasanjo swiftly crushed Boko Haram successful 2002 done decisive subject action
• Atiku recounted giving the work chiefs an ultimatum to extremity the insurgency oregon resign, resulting successful the menace being subdued wrong weeks
• Atiku criticised consequent governments for lacking governmental will, blaming them for allowing Boko Haram to regroup and the continued insecurity successful Nigeria

FCT, Abuja - Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has disclosed however then-president Olusegun Obasanjo swiftly crushed the Boko Haram insurgency erstwhile it archetypal emerged successful 2002.

Speaking during a sojourn by stakeholders from Kogi East senatorial territory successful Abuja, Atiku highlighted the value of governmental volition and decisive enactment successful ending the threat.

Atiku Abubakar explained however erstwhile president Obasanjo defeated Boko Haram rapidly during his tenure. Photo credit: Jemal Countess/@atiku
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Obasanjo’s swift effect to Boko Haram emergence

Atiku recounted the aboriginal days of the insurgency, which began successful Yobe state successful 2002 portion they were successful office, Vanguard reported.

“The president sent for maine and asked, ‘VP, what bash we bash astir this? I said, ‘Mr President, let’s telephone the Service Chiefs and springiness them a deadline. If they can’t enactment it down, past they should enactment down their azygous and spell away. We volition get immoderate different people," Atiku said.

He added,

“He called the Service Chiefs, I was there, and gave them marching orders. Within a fewer weeks, they enactment down the insurgency successful Yobe. It ne'er came up again until we near office.”

Criticism of aboriginal governments’ inaction

Atiku Abubakar holds President Bola Tinubu and his predecessors liable for the maturation of Boko Haram Photo credit: @officialABAT
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Atiku did not spare disapproval for consequent administrations, accusing them of allowing Boko Haram to regroup owed to a deficiency of governmental will, Punch reported.

“So, I volition accidental there’s a deficiency of governmental volition connected the leaders. When they’re sidesplitting your citizens, however tin you adjacent eat? They’re sidesplitting your citizens and you don’t springiness a d@mn; that is the top irresponsibility by immoderate governmental leader, anywhere,” helium said.

He emphasised that the nonaccomplishment of aboriginal enactment is liable for the ongoing insecurity crossed Nigeria.

“So I clasp our enactment liable for each the insecurity that is going connected each implicit the place,” Atiku concluded.

Tinubu advised to sack Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru

Previously, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was facing mounting calls to sack Mohammed Badaru, Nigeria's curate of Defence.

This followed concerns from elected nationalist officials implicit Badaru's handling of Nigeria’s alleged deteriorating information situation.

In a property connection issued connected Monday, May 12, and signed by its enforcement manager (ED), Ms. Amina Mohammed, Ethics Vanguard criticised the erstwhile politician of Jigawa authorities for allegedly failing to safeguard lives and property, declaring that insecurity has reached a captious level.

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