Boko Haram insurgency puzzling, says Atiku as he promises to use tech to tackle insecurity
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) described the protracted Boko Haram insurgency as puzzling.
Speaking at the Channels Television Town Hall meeting, in Abuja, Atiku added that he would deploy scientific method to deal with the spiraling spate of insecurity in the country.
He cited the United Arab Emirates, UAE, where crime is detected and dealt with speedily despite hardly seeing uniformed policemen on the streets.
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“I still cannot find in Borno State where a man can hide. I’ve been to the place called Sambisa, there is no forest there, just shrubs 30 feet above the ground when you are flying back to Nigeria, you see people moving,” he said.
“When I served in Borno, the then North-East, I did not see where any person can hide. Yet, we deployed the Nigerian military which used to be the best, they fought many wars outside.
“I’m puzzled. I don’t understand, maybe when I get there I will understand. Everything there is politics, business. What is required is leadership.”
The presidential hopeful added: “Nigeria has never gone through what it is going through at the moment. I was among those who fought the military, I went on exile. We (with my running mate) may not have all the answers but we will do by listening to Nigerians, it is not that we have not been listening but we are here to listen more.”
