An ex-senator from Kano state, Naj’atu Muhammad, has said the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan spent a total of N2 billion daily on security.
Muhammad, who was the first female senator from Kano, said despite the expenses, the insurgents continued their attacks unabated.
She said this on Saturday at the 2nd annual Chibok girls lecture, organised by the Bring Back Our Girls movement, held in Abuja.
Muhammad blamed the “irresponsibility of the political and military elite” in Nigeria as the root cause for the continued Boko Haram insurgency.
She alleged that one of the “root causes” of Boko Haram is Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state.
“We all know what started Boko Haram. It was started in Borno by the then governor, Ali Sherrif. He armed them as his political thugs,” she said.
“He even made one of them a commissioner but they became too powerful. The military came in and turned the north-east into cash cow; military jumbo budgets unaccounted for.
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I remember Jonathan was spending N2 billion every day on security but there was no security.” She said the army “more than anything else has contributed to this terrorism.”
According to her, “terrorism has become a multi-billion dollar industry.”
“I have been part of a committee that investigated the atrocities of Boko Haram and the committee more than anything has indicted the military.
“There is no house in Borno that the military has not either killed or raped anyone in it.
An ex-senator from Kano state, Naj’atu Muhammad, has said the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan spent a total of N2 billion daily on security, WuzupNigeria reported.
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