BOKO HARAM:TESTING THE WATERS

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Last week, it was announced that bandits or unknown gun men or was it BOKO HARAM attacked the premier military institution, the Nigeria Defence Academy. It was also reported that they killed two military personnel and abducted about two others.

Although the security situation in Nigeria has turned so bad, that attack appeared surprising to many Nigerians. But to some other people it was not surprising because all along, BOKO HARAM under the guise of Bandits or Fulani herdsmen have been testing the waters and they have been very successful.

They have tested the preparedness of the military and they won. Recall the number of school Children starting from the Chibok school girls that have been successfully abducted. 276 School girls were abducted in April, 2014.

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Take into consideration what it takes to haul this number of people into the vehicle and the number of hours the operation took. They travelled through the highway and then into the bush and no security agent confronted them.

Attack and abduction of School Children have continued un abated with many schools being shut down in the northern states. The situation is very worrisome and there is no end in sight.

As at 15th July, 2021, it was reported that more than 600 schools have been closed over security concerns. More than 100 girls are still missing from Chibok incident At least 1000 children have been kidnapped since December,2020 with more than nine killed and over 200 more missing.source

BOKO HARAM have also tested military intelligence and information gathering of the security agencies and they have been found wanting. All the attacks in the school and communities take days to plan and to execute and the security agencies are usually taken un aware.

The abductors hold their captives for months and sometimes years within the country and with all the modern military equipment available and yet their location is usually undetermined. At the end ransom is paid.

BOKO HARAM have also tested the military might of the security agencies and what happened. They have been weighed over the balance and found wanting.

Recall that in July 18, 2021 Nigeria Air force plane was shot down.

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This operation was successfully carried out by Bandits. Uptill now no one has been apprehended and no suspect yet.

All round, the might of the military have been tested by the BOKO HARAM. The last straw that broke the female Camel's back was the attack on Nigeria Defence Academy. The stage is now set for a repeat of what happened in Afganistan. Only God can save us.