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| Boko Haram: Nigerian Senate president calls for urgent 'military action' |
| 2014-05-01 |
| [PREMIUMTIMESNG] "A clear, unambiguous and decisive military response from the Government, beyond the imposition of a state of emergency, is urgently required in this circumstance." Nigeria's senate president, David Mark, has made a strong case for an urgent military action, beyond the state of emergency in place at the moment, to end the war against Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... The senate president, in a speech at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, said it is clear Nigeria is at war with Boko Haram. "The enemy has clearly and unequivocally served the nation notice of its vile intentions," the senate president said. "Therefore, a clear, unambiguous and decisive military response from the Government, beyond the imposition of a state of emergency, is urgently required in this circumstance." "This is an option we must consider now!" he insisted. Since embarking on Easter holidays, members of the Boko Haram sect have dealt Nigeria two devastating attacks in quick successions. Less than 24 hours after killing at least 75 people in a motor park kaboom in Abuja, the sect kidnapped over 200 girls from a school in Chibok, a small town, south of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The kidnapped school girls are yet to be found. Some reports claim they have been sold off to foreigners. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 You know, like if the military and government weren't so corrupt, you might actually have the rudiments of something that could actually do that. It's the problem of putting money and political reliability over function. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2014-05-01 08:31 |