Nigerians blast Buhari over self-proclaimed success on Boko Haram insurgency

By Chioma Obinagwam

Some Nigerians have frowned at President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration self-proclaimed success over Boko Haram insurgency.

The reactions, mostly negative, have been pouring in since the president tweeted on his Twitter handle, @MBuhari on the evening of Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

“In spite of the challenges we’ve had, people in the North East know that we have recorded remarkable improvement in the fight against Boko Haram. There is no doubt that we will fully overcome these challenges and win the war against terrorism in Nigeria,” the president tweeted.

Below are excerpts of replies from the tweet:

Boko Haram until March 2015, is a jihadist militant organization based in northeastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon.

The nearly decade-old Boko Haram insurgency has been blamed for some 20 000 deaths and thousands of abductions. The unrest and displacement of millions of hungry people have turned northeastern Nigeria into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.