Musa also accused some Nigerians of sabotaging military’s efforts in the fight against insurgency and banditry
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, has explained why Islamist jihadist organization, Boko Haram failed to thrive in Kano State.
Speaking while featuring on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Thursday, the CDC attributed Boko Haram’s failure to gain ground in Kano State to the cosmopolitan nature of the city.
According to him, the communities in Kano refused to accommodate Boko Haram members because it would affect their business.
He went to stress that communities have a major role to play in the fight against insurgency and banditry.
Musa during the interview said: “In the North-East we got communities to get youths without any criminal records and profiled by the police and DSS and we gave them some level of training on how to protect their communities. This has assisted us as they help to delay until troops come in to take immediate action.
“We need the support of everyone, in Kano for example. Why did Boko Haram not survive in Kano? Knowing that they are into commerce and Boko Haram will cause a lot of problems for their work, so they refused.
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“Anywhere they went to rent accommodation, they were reported. They reported strange faces in their communities and actions were taken. So, this is why we are appealing to communities not to allow them to settle there or give them any support. These terrorists survive within our communities.”
He went on to accuse some Nigerians of sabotaging military’s efforts in the fight against insurgency in the country.
“Nigerians are the ones sabotaging our efforts, the last military Armoured Personnel Carrier that got bogged was the handiwork of the locals. It was the locals that called these terrorists and they came en masse.
“In the North-East, people will go to filling stations, take full tanks and sell to them. We banned the use of urea fertilizer but we have found people hiding them under trucks to sell to them (Boko Haram). If you are able to get it across to them, you make good money; and that’s what people are after.
“We have a lot of sabotage from within and outside that we need to say enough is enough.” the CDS added.
