Goodluck Sets Up Committee To Probe Chibok Girls Kidnap. Military,Police,SSS and DSS On my mind. First, a state of emergency has been in place in Maiduguri,bornu and yobe since May and yet the group has been able to operate at will. Second, in mid-September, Mr. Ekpenyong Ita, the Director-General of the State Security Service, bragged: “We have decimated the terrorists’ top and middle level leadership and its foot soldiers thereby dislodging its centre of gravity…the group, for now does not possess the capacity to direct and launch simultaneous attacks.” The SSS DG either spoke too early, misspoke or he was just being political. Clearly, Boko Haram is getting deadlier and more audacious. It seems to think it has the wherewithal to roam whatever space it wanted. The sect also seems to believe that government is incapable of putting a stop to its mission. Frankly, its leadership may be right. After all, it has basically done and undone even in the face of threats, arrests, imprisonments, bombings and deaths. The group was so bold it laughed at and then rejected amnesty and peace entreaties from government and other entities. There are three essentials you need to know regarding Boko Haram. First, it has a better understanding of the Nigerian government than the government does of it. It knows, for instance, that this administration does not have the courage to wage an all-out offensive. Second, the group has allies and supporters in and outside of government and the intelligence community that enable her one or two steps ahead of the government. Third, in addition to domestic funding, it seems to have backers outside of the Nigerian borders.We got to this point because of weak governing institutions, terrible leadership and a national culture that rewards theft, waste and excesses. We lost the war against corruption, and also lost the war against indiscipline. We now have a rag-tag army the Jonathan government cannot protect itself or its citizens against. Heck, it can’t even protect its military and security installations. A government that cannot protect itself against domestic and foreign enemies is not worthy of anything! I will not be surprised – and no one should be surprised – if in the next couple of weeks or months Boko Haram takes a shot at Aso Rock or its Presidential Air Fleet or motorcade. What would be the “tipping point” before this government and its various security and intelligence units wake up? It is time the National Intelligence Agency, the Department of State Security generally referred to as State Security Service, and the Defence Intelligence Agency, lived up to their commitment. What support do they need that they are not getting? #Nzeribe_Enzo_Uzordimma
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 11:31:30 +0000