“Delayed response by former government escalated Boko Haram attacks” - Buhari

“How are the mighty fallen, for Nigerian military which recorded great achievements in Burma, Zaire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan now to be helped by Niger, Chad and Cameroon”.

These words sum up President Muhammadu Buhari’s lamentations, on the state of the military he inherited as he hosted a delegation of Bring Back Our Girls led by Dr.Oby Ezekwesili and Mrs. Mariam Uwaise.

The delegation paid him a visit at the presidential Villa in furtherance of their campaign for the release of over 200 abducted Chibok girls from Borno State.

Responding to the 13-points demand by the group, President Buhari regretted what he described as the conflicting reports of the terrorist attacks, saying that the delayed response by the former government gave impetus to the escalated attacks and promised to rebuild the ravaged communities.

Said he:

“It’s unfortunate that the security and federal government conflicting report initially presented the government and its agencies in a very bad light both nationally and internationally because the law enforcement agencies and the government were conflicting each other sometimes within hours or within weeks. That is not very impressive. The delayed and late reaction by former government and its agencies was very unfortunate as I said.