Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, has faulted Federal Government’s victory claim over Boko Haram insurgents.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari was recently reported as saying the Islamic sect has been crushed.
But speaking with the Punch, Mohammed insisted that that insurgent group “is alive and well.”
According to Mohammed, “It is a fair assessment which I stand by even today. See, you have to look at the areas which he promised to look at. He promised that he was going to see the back of Boko Haram.
“I admit that he has done something in terms of what has been happening in the North East. I said and I repeat, Boko Haram is still alive and well. Even if they are not holding territory for a prolonged period in Nigeria, there is no denying the fact that they are still holding areas in the northern part of Nigeria, Ditto in Niger Republic and part of Northern Cameroon.
“Whoever says they have been defeated is telling lies and taking diabolical liberties with a lack of the thorough knowledge that one is supposed to have before commenting on such matters.”
