Edwin Clark says military should take over troubled states for 6 months

chika ebuzor

March 5, 2018 6:48 PM

According to Clark the Boko Haram insurgency will stop if the military is allowed to handle the affairs of the states.

Prominent Niger Delta leader, Edwin Clark has called on President Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states so the military can take over for six months.

According to Clark the Boko Haram insurgency will stop if the military is allowed to handle the affairs of the states.

He said that it will be difficult to defeat the terrorists as long as the Governors are allowed to work side by side with the Army.

According to Daily Post, Clark said “Once again I congratulate the armed forces for their brilliant job. But we will be deceiving ourselves if we continue to believe that we can defeat the Boko Haram by allowing the state government to operate side by side with the military.

“It must be remembered that accusations are being made by people who give support to the Boko Haram, but I can say with all seriousness that these supporters of Boko Haram are within the state of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, and very few from outside.

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“A state of emergency will definitely create a very conducive atmosphere for the military to act on their own, particularly, a sole administrator who also must be a very senior military officer, and I can assure Mr. President that within the next six months Boko Haram will be given a final burial.”

Boko Haram still alive and active

Recently, members of Boko Haram kidnapped over 100 girls from Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state.

This is contrary to claims by the Federal Government that Boko Haram has been technically defeated.

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