Borno Gov: Nigeria Needs 100,000 More Soldiers to Crush Boko Haram
Urges Buhari to revisit 2016/2017 military strategy to defeat insurgencyBorno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, wednesday said that Nigeria would require about 100,000 more soldiers to win the war against Boko Haram.
Also yesterday, the governor, in a broadcast, declared Monday a day for statewide fasting and prayers against Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum expressed doubt about Nigeria’s readiness to win the ongoing war against insurgency, saying that “you cannot fight this war without manpower, technology and proper funding.”
“I therefore plead with Mr. President and as well as the Nigerian military to revisit the strategy used during 2016/2017 that we were almost celebrating the demise of Boko Haram so that we can deal with the insurgents once and for all. He added that to ensure this, the military needs manpower to hold a place as “without manpower, you cannot hold a place; without people going about their normal activities, going to their farms peace cannot reign.
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