A former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen. Sani Abacha, Hamza Al Mustapha has revealed that he has done some research and discovered how the 12-year-old Boko Haram insurgency can be brought to an end within a short while.
Al Mustapha gave the advice in an interview with journalists yesterday.
He advised Maj.- Gen. Farouk Yahaya, the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), to borrow from his insight.
He said; ‘Delaying the fight against Boko Haram will be a great disservice to Nigeria. The earlier we crush them, the better.
‘Speed is very vital, because we are not fighting a conventional war, speed matters a lot because Nigeria should recover from this speedily as much as possible.
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He went on to say; ‘I know this is possible because I have done some homework’.
The former CSO also congratulated the new COAS on his appointment.
Al Mustapha advised the new army chief to work in synergy with other security agencies to ensure success.
‘My advice is that the army should not be alone because it is not a military affair alone.
‘Boko Haram for example has been on for more than 20 years from my account, that is from conception to its maturity.
‘If you want to contain an insurgency, every single detail of its activities should be on your palm, that is when you can say am on top of the situation.
‘You have to get their sources of logistics, their electronic support and capabilities, what they do on daily basis and how they get information among others,’ he advised.
Al Mustapha said the army chief must also trace the sources of arms getting into Nigeria resulting in arms proliferation.
‘Our security challenge also has its root in the grand design by some powerful countries as far back as 1972 to retard Nigeria’s development.
‘That’s why the country is facing security challenges from all facets at the same time.
‘Our past mistakes have to do with viewing issues from narrow perspectives and that is why we must be very wide and open now,’ he concluded.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK