Boko Haram And Its Agents Must Be Crushed At All Costs ––President Jonathan

The threat by Northern Elders Forum to President Goodluck Jonathan that he must give account of their kids and woman at the end of the State of Emergency he declared in states of the North doesn't seem to bother him at all, as he is still talking tough on the Boko Haram saga.

“The excesses of Boko Haram must stop. That is the decision of this present government now. It must stop, whatever it will cost the government, it must stop,” says Jonathan.

Mr President, who was speaking on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during an interview with journalists, insisted that Boko Haram and its agents must be crushed, not minding the cost.

He boasted that the government had the wherewithal to confront the reign of terror being unleashed by the sect members and that their actions were already being confronted with his recent declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.

“The military intervention in the affected states is going on well. There is no human rights abuse and there is no collateral damage with regards to security of individuals. I am optimistic that with the level of success already being recorded, the emergency rule in the affected states may not last up to the six months stipulated by the Constitution,” he stressed.