Ali Ndume, the Chairman Senate
Committee on Army, has disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents are now restricted
to three locations in the Northeast.
Ndume revealed that the
insurgents were restricted to the Lake Chad fringes, Mandara Mountains and the
Sambisa Forest.
Speaking during a one-day
Northeast Security Summit convened by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed
Adamu, the Borno Senator said Boko Haram can be completely wiped out with
increased budgetary allocation to security agencies.
He said: “We know that the key
remaining location of the remaining insurgents is three: the Lake Chad fringes,
the Mandara Mountains and the Sambisa Forest.
“With the current technology, the
theatre commander said they can finish this war within three months.”
Ndume insisted that Boko Haram
can’t be completely wiped out with conventional military tactics, meagre
budgetary allocations and inadequate personnel.
He said: “The Army is doing well,
but it’s not enough because we have not seen the end of it. Let me say that we
cannot fight a war on this vast land that we have with only 150, 000 soldiers.
“Right now, the population of the
Nigerian Army is 150,000 plus the 4000 recently released, which makes it
160,000 personnel.
“We cannot fight this war with
less than 400, 000 Police. We cannot also police with what is budgeted for this
year. The constitution says the security, welfare and lives of the people are
paramount.
“How can you, therefore, have a
meagre budgetary allocation for the police and a meagre N100 billion for the
military?”
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