President Goodluck Jonathan has cried out about the operations of members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which had claimed responsibility for several killings in parts of the North, saying they have infiltrated all areas of his government.
The President who made the disclosure on Sunday, further stated the current security situation in Nigeria is worse than the civil war experience. In his words: “During the civil war, we knew and we could even predict where the enemy was coming from, you can even know the route they are coming from, you can even know what calibre of weapon they will use and so on.
“But the challenge we have today is more complicated. I remember when I held a meeting with elders from the North-East and some parts of the North-West where the Boko Haram phenomenon is more prevalent, somebody said that the situation is bad that even if one’s son is a member, one will not even know.
“That means that if the person will plant a bomb behind your house you won’t know.
“Some of them are in the executive arm of government, some of them are in the parliamentary/legislative arm of government while some of them are even in the judiciary.
“Some are also in the armed forces, the police and other security agencies. Some continue to dip their hands and eat with you and you won’t even know the person who will point a gun at you or plant a bomb behind your house.”
President Jonathan however encouraged Nigerians not to lose hope in his government, stressing that we will soon overcome the security challenges.
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