Book Haram Better Equipped Than Nigerian Army–Gov Shettima

“I made it emphatically clear to Mr President that the Boko Haram members are better armed and motivated [than the Nigerian Army], the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima has confessed.

Shettima made this confession on Monday after briefing President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the service chiefs of the attacks in Borno State over the weekend.

The governor noted that political leaders have failed the country with their inability to successfully tackle the outlawed Boko Haram sect.

He told the State House correspondents that the rather than blame the military, political leaders should take the full responsibility. He admitted that the Boko Haram group has always gone ahead of the nation’s security apparatuses.

“Have we ever succeeded in thwarting any of their plans? They went to Konduga and did what they wanted to do, they held sway for over four hours before they left. They were in Kauri, Idzge and I don’t blame the Nigerian military honestly, we the leaders should be held responsible for our failure in leadership,” Shettima submitted.