Chief of Army Staff,
Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has blamed the recent high profile attacks in
the North east to the secret support that Boko Haram terror group is getting
from certain individuals in the country.
The Army Chief made the
remarks on Monday, November 7th, after a meeting with a security delegation
from the Atlantic Council, African Centre in the United States of
America.
The meeting held at the
Army Resource Centre in Abuja, was convened to assess the threats of Boko Haram
insurgency in Nigeria.
"We have some elements who are within this society and are
still supporting them clandestinely. So the support of every Nigerian is very
key to the end of this terrorism," he stated.
General Buratai noted that
the role of the Nigerian Army in prosecuting the counter-terrorism crusade in
the northeast has been misinterpreted by some people.
"There have been many misgivings on the role of the Nigerian
Army as it relates to human rights abuses, rules of engagement (as well as)
treatment of civilians and Internally Displaced Persons. Hence, the need to
conduct an assessment on the threats of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria with
emphasis on roles of (the) Nigeria Army has become imperative," he said.
The leader of the security
delegation, John Peter-Pham, emphasised the need to cut terrorists financing.
"As an American and as an analyst, I believe that there are
few fights currently going on in the world today and that is important not only
to Nigeria, but to its neighbours in the international community as the
repression of terrorist financing which has not only caused untold human
suffering but also, its a setback for regional integration and economic
growth."
Source: Channels TV
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