The outgoing Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimal said yesterday at his pulling out parade, that the elite made use of the Insurgent Boko haram atrocities to advance their political,religious and sectional interest.adding that the authority toy with health and vitality of the Military through poor funding.
he said the fight against the sect would have yielded more success if the elite had supported the government.
He said: “The insurgency snowballed into a graver dimension because these people exploited the security challenge to further sectional, religious and political interests.”
“In the last decade, we have seen the extent to which people who harbour evil against their fellow co-patriots can go to inflict pain and death on innocent people
“This is the time for us to rise in unison not only to condemn but to take actions against the activities of the Boko Haram terrorists and other criminal elements in order to foster peace and security in our society.
“Perhaps, if we had all stood against the terrorists at the outset through condemnation of their activities and active collaboration with the military to confront them, rather than use it as a tool to advance section, tribal, religious and political interests, we would not have been where we find ourselves today.
“We must therefore all unite and support our government and security forces to tackle the current security challenges.”
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