{"id":28207,"date":"2020-08-03T16:01:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=28207"},"modified":"2020-08-03T16:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T16:01:12","slug":"nigerian-army-accused-of-sabotaging-fight-against-boko-haram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigerian-army-accused-of-sabotaging-fight-against-boko-haram","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian army accused of sabotaging fight against Boko Haram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>SECURITY forces in Nigeria were accused of deliberately sabotaging the battle to defeat Boko Haram by the governor of Borno State in the country\u2019s north-east today.<\/p>\n<p>Babagana Zulum was speaking days after an assassination attempt was made against him near Lake Chad, when his convoy was attacked by militants.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram were blamed for the attack. But Mr Zulum suggested soldiers were behind the assault and accused the security forces of sabotage.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari needed to know that sabotage was hindering efforts to defeat the jihadist group, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also raised questions over corruption, asking why the army was stopping thousands of displaced people from returning to their land while soldiers were cultivating the fields.<\/p>\n<p>According to the United Nations, the Boko Haram insurgency has displaced nearly 2.4 million people in the Lake Chad Basin.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram has been fighting in north-east Nigeria since 2009, with tens of thousands killed.<\/p>\n<p>The jihadists and their myriad offshoots have also launched attacks in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria, with security forces struggling to contain the violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: SECURITY forces in Nigeria were accused of deliberately sabotaging the battle to defeat Boko Haram by the governor of Borno State in the country\u2019s north-east today. Babagana Zulum was speaking days after an assassination attempt was made against him near Lake Chad, when his convoy was attacked by militants. 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