{"id":901,"date":"2018-12-27T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=901"},"modified":"2018-12-27T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T14:38:41","slug":"boko-haram-real-reason-150-policemen-dumped-counter-insurgency-training-fani-kayode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-real-reason-150-policemen-dumped-counter-insurgency-training-fani-kayode","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram: Real reason 150 policemen dumped counter-insurgency training \u2013 Fani- Kayode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed why over 150 police officers absconded from their counter-insurgency training exercise in the northeast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\"><\/div>\n<p>Fani-Kayode writing on his Twitter Page said the officers absconded because 91 percent were Christian and 88 percent were southerners.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cOut of the 167 \u201crunaway policemen\u201d that were assigned to fight Boko Haram, 91 percent were Christian and 88 percent were southerners. Can you blame them for running?<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo matter how many Christmas carols he sings, Buhari\u2019s ethnic and religious agenda is becoming more obvious by the day,\u201dhe added<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has offered a clear explanation on a news report that over 150 among the 2000 Policemen deployed to fight Boko Haram insurgents in the North East, absconded from their counter-insurgency military training exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Brigadier-General A. S. Ishaq, the Coordinator Nigeria Police Force for Operation Lafiya-Dole (NPFOLD), in a chat with PRNigeria, said there was nothing like Policemen absconding, but just a case of some recalcitrant personnel leaving their training base for a reason which was not cogent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\"><\/div>\n<p>The top Army officer added that the special training, which should have been concluded last Friday, was extended for one week to enable the Policemen to partake in all the requisite military combat exercises before they depart the camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed why over 150 police officers absconded from their counter-insurgency training exercise in the northeast. Fani-Kayode writing on his Twitter Page said the officers absconded because 91 percent were Christian and 88 percent were southerners. 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