Nigeria needs more soldiers to defeat Boko Haram — Gov Zulum
, on Monday adduced reasons why the Nigerian government and military have not been able to win the decade-long war against Boko Haram.
“Another huge setback is the issue of the numerical strength of the Nigerian military. The numerical force of the troops in the theatre is lean,” he said. “Another critical challenge facing the ongoing counterinsurgency war is the issue of funding of the military. Under no circumstance can a battalion operate successfully with a lean operational cost,”he said.Governor Zulum said one of the ways of winning the war now is for troops to take the battle to the identified hideouts of the insurgents.
The governor said despite recent setbacks, efforts of the government have helped in “stabilising the security situation” in the Northeast zone. “Most importantly, lack of technological war tools by the Nigerian army is a matter of grave concern to all of us. “However, the recent spontaneous attacks in Borno state is a thing of grave concern to all of us. We cannot overemphasise the nexus between insecurity and development. If there is no peace, there won’t be security and development.
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