One of the girls who miraculously escaped from the turbulent Boko Haram camp has narrated her horid experience, the young teenager detailed all that happened while she was captured and also explained how their captors (Boko Haram) rapes every girl up to 15times daily.
According Daily Mirror, “Families of the schoolgirls, aged between 15 to 18, are certain their daughters are now being used as séx slaves by an extreme sect that has killed 1,500 people since the start of this year alone. They are captives in the wild Sambisa Forest in north-east Nigeria where Boko Haram has a heavily armed camp of bunkers, tunnels, ramshackle buildings and tents.
“One girl who recently escaped following an earlier kidnapping said she was prized as a terror leader’s wife because she had been a virgin. She said young female captives were raped up to 15 times a day, forced to convert to Islam and had their throats cut if they refused.”
It is noted that under President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian government appears to have done little except issue an entirely false claim that most of the girls had been rescued by defence forces.”
It quotes Mma Odi, executive director of the Nigerian charity Baobab Women’s Human Rights, as saying: “It is a very bad situation for those girls. The men went to the school for no other reason than to make them their sex objects. The men will have reduced them to sex slaves, raping them over and over again. And any girl who tries to resist will be shot by them. They have no conscience.
“The conditions will be terrible and it seems like the government has just abandoned them because they are girls and they are poor. If they were the sons of the rich, the government would act. Their abductors are not human beings and if the girls get out they will no longer be normal. They will have to have years of counselling to recover.”
Also indicting the Jonathan led administration, Professor Hauwa Biu, a women’s rights campaigner based at the University of Maiduguri, told Daily Mirror: “They claim they are on top of the situation, that they are in the bush, but they are not there. If the government had acted straight away then they could have followed the gunmen’s footsteps or tyre tracks, but over the past weeks rain and leaves have fallen, covering them up.
“Meanwhile, nobody knows what kind of conditions they will be living in the camp. I cannot think what these girls must be going through. I have been told that the men feed them and treat them quite well, but we also know that other girls kidnapped have been highly molested.
As the news of the abductions spread, frantic parents rode motorbikes into the forest in pursuit. But they were met by villagers who told them with icy certainty that unless they turned back they would be shot dead by the terrorists.
Some girls managed to escape. In the end 53 got away, but 276 are still missing.
A girl called Rehab, 17, told how she jumped from a truck with schoolmate, Comfort, 15, as they were driven into the forest: “We summoned up some courage and grabbed some of the branches and clung on to them while the truck moved on with the other girls,” she said.
“We jumped down and began to run into the darkness. Comfort and I went in the same direction but four other girls took the path back to a village. We didn’t know where we were but we kept running.”
Malam Ali Iliya is the father of another schoolgirl who escaped.
“My daughter said when the trailer got stuck, some of the girls began to jump out and run for their lives and she followed suit. We are lucky our children were not shot,” he said.
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Girl Who Escaped From Boko Haram Den narrates her experience
One of the girls who miraculously escaped from the turbulent Boko Haram camp has narrated her horid experience, the young teenager detailed all that happened while she was captured and also explained how their captors (Boko Haram) rapes every girl up to 15times daily.
According Daily Mirror, “Families of the schoolgirls, aged between 15 to 18, are certain their daughters are now being used as séx slaves by an extreme sect that has killed 1,500 people since the start of this year alone. They are captives in the wild Sambisa Forest in north-east Nigeria where Boko Haram has a heavily armed camp of bunkers, tunnels, ramshackle buildings and tents.
“One girl who recently escaped following an earlier kidnapping said she was prized as a terror leader’s wife because she had been a virgin. She said young female captives were raped up to 15 times a day, forced to convert to Islam and had their throats cut if they refused.”
It is noted that under President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian government appears to have done little except issue an entirely false claim that most of the girls had been rescued by defence forces.”
It quotes Mma Odi, executive director of the Nigerian charity Baobab Women’s Human Rights, as saying: “It is a very bad situation for those girls. The men went to the school for no other reason than to make them their sex objects. The men will have reduced them to sex slaves, raping them over and over again. And any girl who tries to resist will be shot by them. They have no conscience.
“The conditions will be terrible and it seems like the government has just abandoned them because they are girls and they are poor. If they were the sons of the rich, the government would act. Their abductors are not human beings and if the girls get out they will no longer be normal. They will have to have years of counselling to recover.”
Also indicting the Jonathan led administration, Professor Hauwa Biu, a women’s rights campaigner based at the University of Maiduguri, told Daily Mirror: “They claim they are on top of the situation, that they are in the bush, but they are not there. If the government had acted straight away then they could have followed the gunmen’s footsteps or tyre tracks, but over the past weeks rain and leaves have fallen, covering them up.
“Meanwhile, nobody knows what kind of conditions they will be living in the camp. I cannot think what these girls must be going through. I have been told that the men feed them and treat them quite well, but we also know that other girls kidnapped have been highly molested.
As the news of the abductions spread, frantic parents rode motorbikes into the forest in pursuit. But they were met by villagers who told them with icy certainty that unless they turned back they would be shot dead by the terrorists.
Some girls managed to escape. In the end 53 got away, but 276 are still missing.
A girl called Rehab, 17, told how she jumped from a truck with schoolmate, Comfort, 15, as they were driven into the forest: “We summoned up some courage and grabbed some of the branches and clung on to them while the truck moved on with the other girls,” she said.
“We jumped down and began to run into the darkness. Comfort and I went in the same direction but four other girls took the path back to a village. We didn’t know where we were but we kept running.”
Malam Ali Iliya is the father of another schoolgirl who escaped.
“My daughter said when the trailer got stuck, some of the girls began to jump out and run for their lives and she followed suit. We are lucky our children were not shot,” he said.
According Daily Mirror, “Families of the schoolgirls, aged between 15 to 18, are certain their daughters are now being used as séx slaves by an extreme sect that has killed 1,500 people since the start of this year alone. They are captives in the wild Sambisa Forest in north-east Nigeria where Boko Haram has a heavily armed camp of bunkers, tunnels, ramshackle buildings and tents.
“One girl who recently escaped following an earlier kidnapping said she was prized as a terror leader’s wife because she had been a virgin. She said young female captives were raped up to 15 times a day, forced to convert to Islam and had their throats cut if they refused.”
It is noted that under President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian government appears to have done little except issue an entirely false claim that most of the girls had been rescued by defence forces.”
It quotes Mma Odi, executive director of the Nigerian charity Baobab Women’s Human Rights, as saying: “It is a very bad situation for those girls. The men went to the school for no other reason than to make them their sex objects. The men will have reduced them to sex slaves, raping them over and over again. And any girl who tries to resist will be shot by them. They have no conscience.
“The conditions will be terrible and it seems like the government has just abandoned them because they are girls and they are poor. If they were the sons of the rich, the government would act. Their abductors are not human beings and if the girls get out they will no longer be normal. They will have to have years of counselling to recover.”
Also indicting the Jonathan led administration, Professor Hauwa Biu, a women’s rights campaigner based at the University of Maiduguri, told Daily Mirror: “They claim they are on top of the situation, that they are in the bush, but they are not there. If the government had acted straight away then they could have followed the gunmen’s footsteps or tyre tracks, but over the past weeks rain and leaves have fallen, covering them up.
“Meanwhile, nobody knows what kind of conditions they will be living in the camp. I cannot think what these girls must be going through. I have been told that the men feed them and treat them quite well, but we also know that other girls kidnapped have been highly molested.
As the news of the abductions spread, frantic parents rode motorbikes into the forest in pursuit. But they were met by villagers who told them with icy certainty that unless they turned back they would be shot dead by the terrorists.
Some girls managed to escape. In the end 53 got away, but 276 are still missing.
A girl called Rehab, 17, told how she jumped from a truck with schoolmate, Comfort, 15, as they were driven into the forest: “We summoned up some courage and grabbed some of the branches and clung on to them while the truck moved on with the other girls,” she said.
“We jumped down and began to run into the darkness. Comfort and I went in the same direction but four other girls took the path back to a village. We didn’t know where we were but we kept running.”
Malam Ali Iliya is the father of another schoolgirl who escaped.
“My daughter said when the trailer got stuck, some of the girls began to jump out and run for their lives and she followed suit. We are lucky our children were not shot,” he said.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Boko Haram: " Its an insult on Islam to categorise Members of the Boko Haram sect as Muslims" - Gov. Kashim Shettima
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has said it is an insult on Islam to categorise members of the Boko Haram sect as Muslims.
He made this known while speaking with a news correspondent in Washington DC , United States yesterday,he also said that the insurgents have degenerated into a cult and resorted into extortions and kidnappings to fund their activities.
In his words : “I am strongly of the opinion that the Boko Haram which has degenerated more into a cult, because I believe it’s an insult, am a Muslim, it is an insult on the religion of Islam to categorise them as Muslims.
Source: NAN
He made this known while speaking with a news correspondent in Washington DC , United States yesterday,he also said that the insurgents have degenerated into a cult and resorted into extortions and kidnappings to fund their activities.
In his words : “I am strongly of the opinion that the Boko Haram which has degenerated more into a cult, because I believe it’s an insult, am a Muslim, it is an insult on the religion of Islam to categorise them as Muslims.
Source: NAN
Monday, March 10, 2014
The Shehu of Borno declares three-days fast
In a bid to seek for divine intervention over the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn-Garbai, has directed residents of the state to embark on a three-day fasting
The directive is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri.
The statement quoted the monarch as asking residents to start the fasting on Tuesday.
In his word, “I am appealing to all residents of the state to observe a three-day fasting to seek Allah’s mercy toward ending the crisis facing us.
“I believe we should continue to seek for Allah’s help toward restoring peace in the state.”
Ibn-Garbai added that the renewed violence by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect had led to massive destruction of lives and property.
The Shehu noted that it was time to seek God’s intervention to the problem and urged residents to start the fasting on Tuesday and end it on Thursday.
He also directed that special prayers be held in Mosques and Churches to seek God’s help and urged residents to remain prayerful even after the fasting.
Culled from The Punch
The directive is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri.
The statement quoted the monarch as asking residents to start the fasting on Tuesday.
In his word, “I am appealing to all residents of the state to observe a three-day fasting to seek Allah’s mercy toward ending the crisis facing us.
“I believe we should continue to seek for Allah’s help toward restoring peace in the state.”
Ibn-Garbai added that the renewed violence by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect had led to massive destruction of lives and property.
The Shehu noted that it was time to seek God’s intervention to the problem and urged residents to start the fasting on Tuesday and end it on Thursday.
He also directed that special prayers be held in Mosques and Churches to seek God’s help and urged residents to remain prayerful even after the fasting.
Culled from The Punch
Friday, February 28, 2014
Breaking News: Governor of Adamawa State attacked
The convoy of the governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako was attacked by gunmen believed to be Boko Haram insurgents earlier today.
The incident occurred at Shuwari area of the State, as the governor was returning from paying a condolence visit to victims of Boko Haram attacks two days ago.
The governor reportedly escaped in an escort vehicle and no casualties were recorded.
Credit: Nigerian news update
The incident occurred at Shuwari area of the State, as the governor was returning from paying a condolence visit to victims of Boko Haram attacks two days ago.
The governor reportedly escaped in an escort vehicle and no casualties were recorded.
Credit: Nigerian news update
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
BokoHaram: Senate Committee urges Chief of Army Staff to relocate to Maiduguri (for now)
The Senate Committee on Defense and Army,which is led by Sen. Thompson Sekibo had on Wednesday in Abuja urged the Chief of Army Staff to relocate temporarily to Maiduguri. This call was made at the 2014 budget defense of the committee.
Sekibo said the committee condemned what it described as the atrocity being unleashed by Islamist sect Boko Haram on the innocent citizens of North Eastern Nigeria.
He said that as part of measures to curb the activities of Boko Haram, the committee also wanted all schools and health institutions from now on to be provided with special security. “We heard of your planned relocation to Maiduguri. We hereby as the committee overseeing your activities, direct that your office relocate temporarily to the 7th Division in Maiduguri. This is so that you take urgent and appropriate steps to quell the situation. The Chief of Army staff should also re-strategise on possible new ways of curbing these excesses and mobilise all military resources and face the insurgents,”Sekibo said.
The committee further called on President Goodluck Jonathan to mobilize all the needed resources for the Armed Forces to face the challenge. “This battle must be won to sustain our nation’s stability and unity as it is only in the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity that development can be carried out,” Sekibo said.
He also said the committee would take a tour of the three affected states when senate resumed from its recess.
In his response, the Chief of Army Staff Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah said that the Army was in dire need of more funds. Minimah assured the committee that the Army was up to the task and it was just a matter of time before it would bring the insurgents to their knees.
Meanwhile, the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba condemned the killing of students in Yobe on Tuesday,he described it as the “crossing the border of decency”. In a personally signed statement, Ndoma-Egba said the killing of about 40 students showed that the sect planned to plunge Nigeria into a “bleak and blank future”.
He called for an urgent modification of the security strategy to include hot pursuit as this was permissible in international law.
Credit: (NAN)
Sekibo said the committee condemned what it described as the atrocity being unleashed by Islamist sect Boko Haram on the innocent citizens of North Eastern Nigeria.
He said that as part of measures to curb the activities of Boko Haram, the committee also wanted all schools and health institutions from now on to be provided with special security. “We heard of your planned relocation to Maiduguri. We hereby as the committee overseeing your activities, direct that your office relocate temporarily to the 7th Division in Maiduguri. This is so that you take urgent and appropriate steps to quell the situation. The Chief of Army staff should also re-strategise on possible new ways of curbing these excesses and mobilise all military resources and face the insurgents,”Sekibo said.
The committee further called on President Goodluck Jonathan to mobilize all the needed resources for the Armed Forces to face the challenge. “This battle must be won to sustain our nation’s stability and unity as it is only in the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity that development can be carried out,” Sekibo said.
He also said the committee would take a tour of the three affected states when senate resumed from its recess.
In his response, the Chief of Army Staff Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah said that the Army was in dire need of more funds. Minimah assured the committee that the Army was up to the task and it was just a matter of time before it would bring the insurgents to their knees.
Meanwhile, the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba condemned the killing of students in Yobe on Tuesday,he described it as the “crossing the border of decency”. In a personally signed statement, Ndoma-Egba said the killing of about 40 students showed that the sect planned to plunge Nigeria into a “bleak and blank future”.
He called for an urgent modification of the security strategy to include hot pursuit as this was permissible in international law.
Credit: (NAN)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Boko Haram :Attacks Federal Govt. College In Yobe, Kills 40 Students
men suspected to be Boko Haram members has in early hour of today attacked and killed dozens students of Federal Government College Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Yobe state Police Commissioner, Sanusi A Rufai confirmed that twenty nine male students were killed and twenty four structures that include the Administration block, students hostel and staff quarters were burnt down.
A resident in the area said he has counted 39 lifeless bodies within the premises. “The attackers started the operation around 12:15 unpertubed until after 4 am, the students were slaughtered and fired with guns.
I counted 39 copses” he said. The assailants stormed the school premises in 6 Hilux pick up vans and motorcycles and separated only the male students before they opened fire on them. “It was too horrible because, some of the students were slaughtered, some were burnt inside the hostel”, a source said.
He said that many school structures were burnt down along with the occupants including the staff quarters residents in Gujba.
The source also stated that three ambulances passed to the school to convey the dead and injured. Armed Security operatives were seen moving to the town, although there was no telecommunication network in the area. Army spokesman, Captain Eli Lazarus confirmed the attack adding that they are yet to know the number of casualties.
Source: DailyTrust
Yobe state Police Commissioner, Sanusi A Rufai confirmed that twenty nine male students were killed and twenty four structures that include the Administration block, students hostel and staff quarters were burnt down.
A resident in the area said he has counted 39 lifeless bodies within the premises. “The attackers started the operation around 12:15 unpertubed until after 4 am, the students were slaughtered and fired with guns.
I counted 39 copses” he said. The assailants stormed the school premises in 6 Hilux pick up vans and motorcycles and separated only the male students before they opened fire on them. “It was too horrible because, some of the students were slaughtered, some were burnt inside the hostel”, a source said.
He said that many school structures were burnt down along with the occupants including the staff quarters residents in Gujba.
The source also stated that three ambulances passed to the school to convey the dead and injured. Armed Security operatives were seen moving to the town, although there was no telecommunication network in the area. Army spokesman, Captain Eli Lazarus confirmed the attack adding that they are yet to know the number of casualties.
Source: DailyTrust
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Boko Haram: "They are unstoppable" - Borno State Gov
Borno State Gov. Alhaji Kashim Shettima, in a chat with journalists after meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in the Presidential Villa, on Monday, declared that the Boko Haram terrorists are unstoppable.
The Governor who described the situation in the state as being " in a state of war" adviced that its a high time all resources are marshalled towards visualising the antics of Boko Haram and the sooner this is being done the better for us all
He however, commended the officers and men of the Nigerian Army and police for their effort.
In His words....
“ honestly, Boko Haram are better armed and are better motivated than our own troops. And believe me, 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,” .
“I made it emphatically clear to Mr President that the Boko Haram are better armed and better motivated. Anybody who is following events in this country can attest to the fact that they have a very smooth sail overrunning communities, killing people.
“Have we ever succeeded in thwarting any of their plans? They went to Konduga and did what they wanted to do. They held sway for many hours before they left. They were in Kauri, Idzge and I don’t blame the Nigerian military. Honestly, we the leaders should be held responsible for our failure in leadership,” he said.
“In Idzge alone, we lost 106 people and they raided eight other communities. So, until I get back home, today or tomorrow, I cannot give you the exact figure. But some were hospitalised with very grave injuries. So, I am afraid the figures might climb,” he noted.
Speaking on whether 2015 election could be conducted in Borno State under the present circumstances, Gov. Shettima said it is "too early for anybody to talk about election when human lives are involved. Power comes from God and he gives power to whom He wills.
“I don’t care a hoot whether elections are held, but I do care that peace is restored in Borno and the North-East sub-region. So, people should stop playing politics,” he said.
The Governor who described the situation in the state as being " in a state of war" adviced that its a high time all resources are marshalled towards visualising the antics of Boko Haram and the sooner this is being done the better for us all
He however, commended the officers and men of the Nigerian Army and police for their effort.
In His words....
“ honestly, Boko Haram are better armed and are better motivated than our own troops. And believe me, 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,” .
“I made it emphatically clear to Mr President that the Boko Haram are better armed and better motivated. Anybody who is following events in this country can attest to the fact that they have a very smooth sail overrunning communities, killing people.
“Have we ever succeeded in thwarting any of their plans? They went to Konduga and did what they wanted to do. They held sway for many hours before they left. They were in Kauri, Idzge and I don’t blame the Nigerian military. Honestly, we the leaders should be held responsible for our failure in leadership,” he said.
“In Idzge alone, we lost 106 people and they raided eight other communities. So, until I get back home, today or tomorrow, I cannot give you the exact figure. But some were hospitalised with very grave injuries. So, I am afraid the figures might climb,” he noted.
Speaking on whether 2015 election could be conducted in Borno State under the present circumstances, Gov. Shettima said it is "too early for anybody to talk about election when human lives are involved. Power comes from God and he gives power to whom He wills.
“I don’t care a hoot whether elections are held, but I do care that peace is restored in Borno and the North-East sub-region. So, people should stop playing politics,” he said.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Boko Haram: Invades Askira,over 30 people killed
Unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists yesterday invaded Askira, the Headquarters of Askira- Uba Local Government Area of Borno state killing three people.
Vanguard reports that they also attack a police post and shot two Policemen, who may not survive due to the nature of the injuries which they got.
Askira- Uba is in Southern part of the state, and about 200 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital. It also shares boarder with Madagali Council Area of Adamawa state which had witnessed a deadly church attack that claimed over 30 lives.
Residents said that the gunmen numbering over 50 in Hilux vehicles with some of them disguising in military comouflag uniforms stormed the Council at about 7pm yesterday and opened fire on residents and other security posts, using Ak47 rifles, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs.
They stated that, the gunmen wrecked havoc for over three hours by killing several innocent people with the burning of shops, houses and vehicles, before they fled into the bush.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Gideon Jubrin confirmed the incident when contacted.
He said the details were still sketchy as he is trying to get in touch with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Council to give him the details.and promised to get back to the reporter as soon as he receives relevant information regarding the incident.
Vanguard reports that they also attack a police post and shot two Policemen, who may not survive due to the nature of the injuries which they got.
Askira- Uba is in Southern part of the state, and about 200 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital. It also shares boarder with Madagali Council Area of Adamawa state which had witnessed a deadly church attack that claimed over 30 lives.
Residents said that the gunmen numbering over 50 in Hilux vehicles with some of them disguising in military comouflag uniforms stormed the Council at about 7pm yesterday and opened fire on residents and other security posts, using Ak47 rifles, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs.
They stated that, the gunmen wrecked havoc for over three hours by killing several innocent people with the burning of shops, houses and vehicles, before they fled into the bush.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Gideon Jubrin confirmed the incident when contacted.
He said the details were still sketchy as he is trying to get in touch with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Council to give him the details.and promised to get back to the reporter as soon as he receives relevant information regarding the incident.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Boko Haram: New Chief Of Defence Staff vows to end Insurgency Before April
The new Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, has given Nigerians the assurance that the military will bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the country to an end before April this year.
He said that it was mandatory for the military to eliminate the Boko Haram insurgency in the next three months in order to prevent a constitutional problem in the polity.
Badeh who sounded optimistic that the war against terrorism was already won,gave the assurance while taking over as the new Chief of Defence Staff from his predecessor, Admiral Ola Ibrahim at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja yesterday.
He said that it was not the plan of the current Defence chiefs to go to the Senate to lobby for anything.
The CDS said that it was possible to bring the insurgency in the North East to an end if the military approached its security responsibilities cohesively.
He assured the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, who is expected to coordinate the fight against the insurgents, that it was possible for his work to be concluded in a short time.
He also gave the assurance that the other service chiefs, the Chief of Naval Staff, Air-Vice Marshal Adesola Amosun and Rear Admiral Usman Jubrin would give the requisite support to the Army chief in the prosecution of the campaign to end terrorism in the country.
In his word; “The security situation in the North East must be brought to a complete stop before April 2014.
“We must bring it to a stop before April so that we will not have constitutional problems on our hands.
“We don’t want to go back to the Senate to start begging and lobbying. If we do our work cohesively, I can tell you Gen. Minimah, you will finish your work in no time.
“I can assure you (Minimah) that the Chief of Naval Staff and the Chief of Air Staff will give you all the support you need.
“I can say confidently that this war is already won.”
He added that the Nigerian Armed forces had recorded significant progress against the insurgents in the North East.
He added that the Armed Forces also recorded some successes outside the country in places like Mali and Guinea Bissau.
Badeh, who described his appointment as an opportunity to serve the country, promised to give his best to the task of coordinating the three services of the Armed Forces.
He said that it would be difficult to get the interest of stakeholders to the crisis if the operation lacked proper coordination.
He stressed that whenever, there was crisis, it involved the entire country and not just the Armed Forces.
He said that it was mandatory for the military to eliminate the Boko Haram insurgency in the next three months in order to prevent a constitutional problem in the polity.
Badeh who sounded optimistic that the war against terrorism was already won,gave the assurance while taking over as the new Chief of Defence Staff from his predecessor, Admiral Ola Ibrahim at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja yesterday.
He said that it was not the plan of the current Defence chiefs to go to the Senate to lobby for anything.
The CDS said that it was possible to bring the insurgency in the North East to an end if the military approached its security responsibilities cohesively.
He assured the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, who is expected to coordinate the fight against the insurgents, that it was possible for his work to be concluded in a short time.
He also gave the assurance that the other service chiefs, the Chief of Naval Staff, Air-Vice Marshal Adesola Amosun and Rear Admiral Usman Jubrin would give the requisite support to the Army chief in the prosecution of the campaign to end terrorism in the country.
In his word; “The security situation in the North East must be brought to a complete stop before April 2014.
“We must bring it to a stop before April so that we will not have constitutional problems on our hands.
“We don’t want to go back to the Senate to start begging and lobbying. If we do our work cohesively, I can tell you Gen. Minimah, you will finish your work in no time.
“I can assure you (Minimah) that the Chief of Naval Staff and the Chief of Air Staff will give you all the support you need.
“I can say confidently that this war is already won.”
He added that the Nigerian Armed forces had recorded significant progress against the insurgents in the North East.
He added that the Armed Forces also recorded some successes outside the country in places like Mali and Guinea Bissau.
Badeh, who described his appointment as an opportunity to serve the country, promised to give his best to the task of coordinating the three services of the Armed Forces.
He said that it would be difficult to get the interest of stakeholders to the crisis if the operation lacked proper coordination.
He stressed that whenever, there was crisis, it involved the entire country and not just the Armed Forces.
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