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The Presidency has reacted to claims by ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, that the Goodluck Jonathan administration waged a successful war against Boko Haram before handing over to Muhammadu Buhari.
Dasuki, who is currently incarcerated, said the last administration cleared the North-East of Boko Haram terrorists to make elections possible in the affected areas in 2015.
He said this in a foreword he wrote in a newly-published book, ‘Boko Haram Media War – An Encounter with the Spymaster,’ written by a media consultant and public relations professional, Yushau Shuaib.
This didn't go down well with Presidential Spokesman Shehu Garba.
“The truth, as a matter of fact, is that the monster of terrorism got bigger and more daring due to the incompetence and misgovernance of the last administration and no amount lies and fiction can change that,” he said in reaction.
He also described the claim as another unfortunate attempt “by inglorious Nigerians to rewrite the history of our country in such a way as to cover the sins of the past.”
“Despite Mr. Dasuki’s attempt to rewrite history, Nigerians could not have forgotten the embarrassing stories of failed weapons that plagued our country’s military during the previous administration, when unserviceable weapons, expired ammunition and fake armoured vehicles caused untold grief to our valiant armed forces on the battlefield, with arms exploding willy-nilly and guns failing to fire," he said.
Dasuki, who is currently incarcerated, said the last administration cleared the North-East of Boko Haram terrorists to make elections possible in the affected areas in 2015.
He said this in a foreword he wrote in a newly-published book, ‘Boko Haram Media War – An Encounter with the Spymaster,’ written by a media consultant and public relations professional, Yushau Shuaib.
This didn't go down well with Presidential Spokesman Shehu Garba.
“The truth, as a matter of fact, is that the monster of terrorism got bigger and more daring due to the incompetence and misgovernance of the last administration and no amount lies and fiction can change that,” he said in reaction.
He also described the claim as another unfortunate attempt “by inglorious Nigerians to rewrite the history of our country in such a way as to cover the sins of the past.”
“Despite Mr. Dasuki’s attempt to rewrite history, Nigerians could not have forgotten the embarrassing stories of failed weapons that plagued our country’s military during the previous administration, when unserviceable weapons, expired ammunition and fake armoured vehicles caused untold grief to our valiant armed forces on the battlefield, with arms exploding willy-nilly and guns failing to fire," he said.
