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How Corruption In Army Nearly Gave Nigeria Away To Boko Haram – Buhari

Grand ImamPresident Muhammadu Buhari has said that corruption in the Nigeria Army nearly made Nigeria to capitulate to Boko Haram, having rendered the once vibrant Army incapacitated and unable to quickly defeat the insurgents.

President Buhari, who spoke today at an audience with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed El-Tayeb, regretted the loss of as many as 14 local government areas of the Nigerian territory to Boko Haram, a situation which he said greatly tarnished the reputation of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

The President said that with measures taken by his Administration to curb corruption and provide better weaponry, logistics, training and welfare for soldiers on the frontlines, the Nigerian military  has now almost totally incapacitated Boko Haram as a fighting force and recovered all territories that were lost to the terrorist sect.

“When we curbed corruption and removed the injustice in the military, we began to make progress.”

He solicited the support of Muslims across the world for Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram, saying that the war against terrorism is also a war against injustice, which is not condoned by Islam and all the major religions.

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“You can’t kill the innocent in churches or in mosques and shout Allahu Akbar,” President Buhari said, adding that the visit of Dr. El-Tayeb and his expression of solidarity with Nigeria in the war against terrorism is a clear indication of global Muslim support for Nigeria against the unjust killing of the innocent by terrorists.

The President, who reaffirmed his Administration’s determination to resettle all persons who were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency, thanked the Grand Imam for the donation of scholarships, educational and medical supplies to Nigeria’s Internally Displaced Persons.

Dr. El-Tayeb told President Buhari that Muslims all over the world share Nigeria’s pains from terrorism and will continue to support efforts to ensure the return of peace and unity amongst all faiths in the country. [myad]

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