Boko Haram now becoming part of Nigerians’ lives – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned that the Boko Haram insurgency has go entrenched successful the regular lives of Nigerians, urging the state to face the situation with deeper reflection and stronger action.

Obasanjo made the remarks successful Abuja connected Friday during the nationalist presumption of “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,” a publication written by erstwhile Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.).

“Boko Haram is present virtually becoming portion of our lives. Should we judge that? If we should not judge it, what should we do?

“How overmuch bash we know? Even from the different side, and from this side, person we been progressive enough? Have we been proactive enough?

“I deliberation we person to inquire ourselves the indispensable questions to beryllium capable to woody with this happening that is present becoming a monster wrong our country,” Obasanjo said.

The erstwhile president, who besides wrote the foreword to the book, commended Irabor for documenting his experiences successful tackling terrorism, describing the effort arsenic a courageous publication to history.

The lawsuit drew high-profile attendees, including erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan, serving and retired work chiefs, governors, and spiritual leaders.

Jonathan, successful his remarks, revealed that Boko Haram fighters erstwhile named then-General Muhammadu Buhari arsenic their preferred negotiator during bid talks with his administration.

He explained that his authorities had pursued aggregate committees and strategies to extremity the insurgency, but the struggle proved much analyzable than often portrayed.

Jonathan further admitted that the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls successful 2014 would stay a achy and imperishable scar connected his presidency.

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