- Hon. Adamu Kamale stated that the Boko Haram terrorists are still very strong, and that the situation on ground was much worse than the information being given to the president
- The lawmaker advised the president to match his live address to the nation where he talked about the war against the terrorists, with concrete actions because so many lives were being lost
- According to Kamale, in the past few days alone, over 10 lives and over 200 houses have been lost to the insurgents
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives, Adamu Kamale (PDP-Adamawa), has said President Muhammadu Buhari was being given wrong information about the Boko Haram terrorist group, by the military, Punch reports.
Kamale’s constituency, Michika/Madagali in Adamawa state, had been attacked by the terrorists, who also abducted residents.
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The lawmaker noted that the situation on ground was much worse than the president was being told, and that the terrorists were still very strong.
He stated: “I am from this place (Madagali) and I can authoritatively tell you that my people are not safe.
“The military are always feeding Mr. President with the wrong information that things are normalizing; it’s not true.
“We are happy that Mr. President made a reference to the Boko Haram issue in his broadcast to the nation when he returned from his medical vacation to the United Kingdom.
“He spoke of stepping up the war against Boko Haram and other forms of insecurity.
“However, we advise Mr. President to match the broadcast with actions because the insurgents are truly killing more people than he is even aware of, particularly in Michika/Madagali Local Government Areas of Adamawa State.
“In the past few days, over 10 lives and over 200 houses have been lost again. The security reports he gets on these two local governments are not detailed.
“The situation here is worse than the reports he gets from the military.”
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that a top Boko Haram commander who co-led the operation that resulted in the abduction of about 276 girls in the town of Chibok on April 14, 2014, surrendered to the Nigerian army.
The commander, Auwal Ismaeela, has begun helping the Nigerian Military with useful information on locations and hideouts of other top commanders of the sect.
Watch this NAIJ.com TV video about survivors of Boko Haram
