B’Haram better armed than soldiers –Borno gov

 

The governor said, “In a nutshell, what we are being confronted with is that we are in a state of war. It is what I came to update Mr. President.

The sooner we stop playing the ostrich and rise up to the challenges of the day, and marshall all resources towards neutralising the antics of Boko Haram, the better for all of us.

“But the bottom line is that we need more resources, more vote on  the  ground. In all fairness to the officers and men of the Nigerian Army and Police, they are doing their best given the circumstances they have found themselves in.

“I made it emphatically clear to Mr. President that the Boko Haram members are better armed and better motivated than our own troops. Anybody who is following events in this country can attest to the fact that they have a very smooth sail overrunning communities, killing people.

“I am an eternal optimist as I have always said but I am also a realist. Given the present state of affairs, it is absolutely impossible for us to defeat Boko Haram.”

“ We must take a position on the crisis in the North-East. If it is a political will on our part, we must  create that political will to end the crisis in the North-East.

“Many countries will go to war on the death of one person but we seem  to be callous about what is happening  in the North-East.

 We must encourage the  government(Federal Government) to arrest the situation.”