Buhari govt lying about Boko Haram defeat, insurgents still controlling territories – APC Reps member, Mohammed

The chairman
of the House of Representatives Committee on Humanitarian Affairs, Sani
Mohammed, has said the claim by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration
that Boko Haram has been defeated in the North East was a “lie. ”
Mohammed,
who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisted that claims by
the Buhari government that normalcy has been restored to the North East was a
“lie”.
Addressing
his colleagues over the weekend in Abuja, the lawmaker said the region has
“failed”, adding that the region’s failure may affect other parts of the
country.
According to
Mohammed, “We just returned from an oversight function from Borno and Yobe
states and I can say that the description that the northern part of Nigeria is
under siege by Hon. Chika is an understatement.
“The Northern
part of the country is failing. Actually, it has failed in so much part of it.
My fear is that this grave situation will have a contagious effect on other
parts of the country.
“On Thursday
when we went to Maiduguri. Upon arrival, Boko Haram insurgents launched an
attack on an IDPs camp called Dalori 2 which is just opposite the University of
Maiduguri. They burned down a substantial part of that camp, killed eight
people and abducted women and ran into the bush unchallenged.
“We went to
Bama. The second most important town in Borno state which is also the exit
point to three other countries; Chad, Niger and neighbouring Cameroon.”
He lamented
that the Buhari administration had consistently said that Boko Haram insurgents
had been “technically defeated” while the insurgents still controls some
territories in the North East.
Mohammed
stated that the Nigerian government’s acclaimed defeat of Boko Haram does not
reflect the true situation on ground.
He said,
“There are no 200 persons in Bama today. The talk of safety being restored, the
talk of normalcy and stabilisation being restored in part of North-East is a
farce, is a ruse. It’s not correct. It’s a lie.
“Before you
will be escorted to any of those parts I’m talking about, you need almost a
platoon of soldiers. Even the soldiers themselves, in spite of the
encouragement we give them, the truth of the matter is that they are not
confident.
“On
Saturday, we travelled to Gashua in Yobe State. On our way back we were at
Damaturu at exactly seven o clock, we could not move to Maiduguri which was
just a distance of one hour. By six o clock, up till now there is no movement
into Maiduguri. I wonder why my colleagues are not painting this picture on the
floor of this parliament.
“So, we had
to stay back in Maiduguri (Damaturu) with the only clothes we had. No towels,
no brushes, until the following day when we were allowed by the security
forces, including our escorts.”
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