For some of us who really know that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been lying about Boko Haram being incapacitated, the headlines that Boko Haram killed over 100 Nigerian soldiers is not surprising or shocking. It is a simple confirmation that the truth is coming out and unfortunately through the massacre of Nigerian soldiers by the terrorist organization.
Boko Haram simply changed their tactics and stopped bombing public places indiscriminately. Why? ISIS wasn’t comfortable with the mode of operation of Abubakar Shakau. They wanted him out. Boko Haram was losing the sympathy of some Muslims who sympathized with them by their indiscriminate bombing and Abubakar Shekau wasn’t willing to stop his total madness. That was why he was removed as head of Boko Haram and the coming of the faction.
President Buhari administration is known for quickly claiming everything as an achievement. In an era where there isn’t much to celebrate, anything and everything becomes an achievement, even invitation by the likes of Donald Trump to travel to the United States.
Boko Haram was badly battered by the Goodluck Jonathan administration, shortly before they left power. In fact, the Nigerian government even hired foreign mercenaries to tackle them before the election. They were battered morning day and night by these mercenaries. Shortly after President Buhari took over, his government declared Boko Haram incapacitated and claimed all the credits for destroying Boko Haram. President Buhari supporters quickly made it their song. They made so much noise about defeating Boko Haram that the Nigerian media and social media simply stopped talking about Boko Haram and their subsequent attacks in Maiduguri. Reliable sources from Maiduguri have severally over the years called me to tell me the Buhari government was lying about defeating Boko Haram or the terrorist group being incapacitated. Anytime you try to bring it up the mob that is Buhari supporters on social media accuse you of supporting Boko Haram or being happy over Boko Haram attacks because one hates President Buhari’s government or one was angry over the defeat of Goodluck Jonathan.
The Boko Haram that took the Dapchi girls infront of the eyes of the security operatives doesn’t look incapacitated. They came to town with the girls and were even cheered by the town. The Nigerian government kept lying that they began to believe their own lies instead of doing serious intelligence work to tackle Boko Haram. The army propaganda officials splash few members of Boko Haram killed in battle or ambushed all over Facebook, telling Nigerians how successful they are annihilating the few remnants of Boko Haram.
When they were busy dishing out propaganda in their fanciful offices in Abuja instead of real military and intelligence work, Boko Haram was recouping.
Today the real picture is out. Over 100 soldiers killed. They were killed because the men and women who run the show from Abuja didn’t do their job. No one would take responsibility for this. It is Nigeria.
Severally the President Buhari administration has claimed that they have taken the army headquarters to Maiduguri to tackle Boko Haram, but we all know the army headquarters is in Abuja.
The fact is that as usual, President Buhari and his people, are playing politics with Boko Haram, and hiding the truth even from the men of the army at the front who pay the ultimate price.
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