Nigeria’s national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki on Friday ruled out the need for a United Nations or African Union-backed force to fight Boko Haram, saying the country and its partners could handle the threat.
Possible “enhanced international support” against Boko Haram will be discussed on the sidelines of an AU summit later this month, given fears about the group’s threat to regional stability.
But Dasuki, a former army colonel, said wider assistance would not be necessary.
“It’s something that we can do. It’s absolutely something we can do,” he told BBC World Service radio in an interview.
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“I think as it is we are in good shape to address the issue with those partners, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.”
Representatives from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon met this week to thrash out details of a new regional force to counter the rising threat from the Islamist militants.
An existing force, made up of troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad appears to collapsed in disarray even before the January 3 attack on its headquarters near the northeastern town of Baga.
Troops from Niger and Chad were not present during the raid, which saw Baga razed and hundreds of civilians, if not more, killed in what is feared could be the insurgents’ worst atrocity.
Tuesday’s meeting agreed to transfer the headquarters of the new force from Nigeria to the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, reflecting concern about Boko Haram’s rising transnational threat.
Boko Haram has seized dozens of towns and villages in the northeast in the last six months and now controls the border of Borno State with Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
Some analysts have suggested that it is trying to revive a defunct 19th century Islamic caliphate, whose borders corresponded to parts of modern-day Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
The group’s leader Abubakar Shekau, however, mocked the proposed new force in a video published online on Tuesday, boasting that his fighters would take on all comers and that “Nigeria is dead”.
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We know you don't need their help, it will reduce the billions you are making fom insurgency. Barawo. Your time is up.
ReplyDeleteWe can handle Boko Haram? says the national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki. How many more lives does he want the Boko Haram to destroy before they handle them. Did the Boko Haram just started yesterday. If they can handle Boko Haram, like he said , what is he waiting for. If it will take the United Nation or African Union forces to quell the Boko Haram, such action employed immediately, instead of the mouth talk of the security adviser.
ReplyDeletelater, some people will say that Buhari is responsible 4 Boko haram. they can't c that the government is not ready to eradicate insurgency, maybe because their own families are not in Borno or Adamawa state or maybe they are gaining something from it
ReplyDeleteWell spoken,Allowing UN for the fight will make it worst and cannot end again.If you doubted this man go ask afghanistan and syria, Also remember to ask liberians if they have free from ebola today?They asked help from UN e.t.c and getting it in full. mind-boggling that Africans don't reason properly.This is what fela kuti lamented then, but they called him mad man and no body listen.Africans like to accept any shits from westerners,but at the end they cry fool.They Introduced opec to nigeria and their oil clashed.Like Jonathan told obama in an interview before he could fix Africa he should fix nigeria. Africans stupidity in indeed.
ReplyDeletepls if un n au can help,let they come in. am tayat of dis killingz.
ReplyDeleteYou can handle boko haram with these soldiers u labeled cowards? Or what re u trying to say?
ReplyDeleteVery Ridiculous comment!! . IF YOU CAN HANDLE THE SITUATION, PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE DIEING DAILY!!! NIGERIAN CITIZENS IN THOSE REGION HAVE BEEN LET DOWN BY THIER GOVERNMENT IN ITS FAILURE TO PROTECT THEM FROM BLOOD SUCKING INSURGENTS. BOKO HARAM MUST DIE!!!
ReplyDeletena lie u lie dasuki...hmmmm fear fear soldier...abegiiiiiiiii...we dont need d soldier,d un 2 fight dis foolish almajirs dey call bokoharam..all we need do z envite jehova nisi..he is d mighty man in battle..it takes spirit 2 fight spirit(bokoharam z control by spirit of islaijihadism)...
ReplyDeletePls ignore this security advise jare.Na so he said we should postpone the election.He be like say the man de drink apetesi or ogogoro.
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