Why Nigerian soldiers are being killed by Boko Haram – Omokri

Reno Omokri, a former Aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has
blamed the acclaimed defeat of Boko Haram by President Muhammadu
Buhari's administration for being responsible for the death of
Nigerian soldiers.

Omokri made the statement while reacting to the death of Miss Saifura
Hussaini Khorsa, an aid worker, by the Boko Haram terrorists.

The former aide noted that the claim that Boko Haram has been defeated
has made soldiers to relax and complacent, hence the reason they are
being killed.

Omokri on his Twitter page wrote: "President Buhari and the Chief of
Army Staff should stop saying that Boko Haram is "technically
defeated" or "degraded". It is untrue.

"It also gives a false sense of security to our troops, making them
drop their guard. That's why so many soldiers have died recently."

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement by his Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja
on Monday had described the killing of the aid worker by Boko Haram
sect as heinous and despicable.

He assured that his administration would seize, "Every given
opportunity, with both hands and to use all means available to bring
home all citizens being held against their will by the Boko Haram
terrorist."