Former Vice-President, Atiku
Abubakar, has said he will probe the
The sect came into prominence during President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure and the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, is still battling with their continued attacks in the Northern part of the country.
Speaking in an interview with BBC
Hausa on Saturday, Atiku said it is taking too long to defeat the Boko Haram
insurgents.
“Eight years after, Nigerian
government is still fighting Boko Haram that are not professionally trained.
“I want to be the president of
Nigeria because I would be able to do things I could not do as vice president.
I will investigate how the government was unable to defeat Boko Haram for
years. I will also investigate the procurement of arms bought by this
administration,” he said.
Atiku also vowed to tackle
corruption, accusing the Buhari-led government of shielding some people from
the law.
“If Nigerians can recall, we
initiated the Economic and Financial (Crimes) Commission (EFCC). I’m the person
that sourced for the takeoff funds for the EFCC,” he said.
“In this administration, there
are people who are untouchable, they are doing things that are not in order but
they are being shielded by the government. If elected Nigeria’s president, my
administration will not spare anybody. When I was in power, none of my
relatives or friends was found wanting.”
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