A Retired Military Officer, Colonel Hassan Stan Labo has alleged that individuals closely associated with terrorists were being appointed to former President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet and observed government officials actively advocated for amnesty for terrorists....CONTINUE READING
Moreover, he noted a disproportionate focus on capturing Prisoners of War (PWs) instead of actively eliminating terrorists in the forest.
He raised concerns about the effect of the eight year tenure of the Buhari administration on security, highlighting the pervasive influence of factors such as religion, tribe, and ethnicity in political decision-making.
He said in an interview with Vanguard, ”What we have witnessed in the eight years while the Buhari administration is the complicit lines of actions played by religion, tribe, ethnicity, etc and how they informed decisions at the political strategic level of decision making.
We saw persons with close relationships with terrorists being appointed into Buhari’s cabinet. We witnessed top government officials lobbying amnesty for terrorists etc.
More emphasis was placed on the taking of Prisoner of War [PWs] rather than the outright elimination of terrorists in the forest. The implications of these actions to us as a nation can only be imagined…CONTINUE READING>>
