Ten generals and five other senior military officers have been found guilty in courts-martial of providing arms and information to Boko Haram extremists, according to credible intelligence sources, although the military has so far denied the reports.
This is not surprising as there have been accusations from top politicians and national stakeholders that the upper echelon of the Nigerian military, which has been effectively compromised more-so under this current administration, have been helping the Islamic extremists, with some rank-and-file soldiers reportedly fighting alongside the insurgents and then returning to army camps.
Intelligence sources told CC that the recent reshuffling of President Jonathan's top security team has in-fact done more harm than good as some of the recently appointed security chiefs, a 'recurring' appointee in particular, are heavily sympathetic to the Boko Haram sect.
The 'recurring' appointee, intelligence sources told CC has been one of the sect's most ardent financial and political supporters for years and continues to nurse incendiary aspirations for the top job at Aso Rock.
The irony of our investigative findings is that the support for the murderous sect actually cuts across ethnic lines and is rooted in political and strategic mischief on the part of both the incumbent government of Goodluck Jonathan and a core of his political opponents.
While the military continues to deny the reports, there is increasing proof (as evidenced by the recent spate of mutinous behavior by the front-line troops) that there are moles in the administration of President Jonathan from top to bottom, making it next-to-impossible for the mission of defeating Boko Haram to be accomplished.
It is inconceivable that the same Nigerian military that has distinguished itself for decades both locally and internationally (including an enviable peace keeping record across the globe) is all of a sudden incapable of defeating a rag-tag group of misfits and thugs masquerading as viable insurgents.
President Jonathan needs to stop deceiving himself, the Nigerian masses and indeed the whole world and for once grow a pair.
He needs to clear house and put people in place that are truly committed to not only defeating Boko Haram, but ensuring that the general state of insecurity in Nigeria becomes a thing of the past.
Unfortunately, I doubt he will.
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