in the early years of the war, dropped significantly. The report said that likely happened because the Al-Barnawi faction preferred to concentrate its resources on attacking assets of the Nigerian state rather than innocent and harmless civilians.
“This ideological position by al-Barnawi, and ISWAP’s adjustment of its strategy to fit his position, played a crucial role in reducing the number of civilian casualties,” the SBM said.Although not much is new about the claim because the president and his officials have been repeating it since 2015, security analysts said it was nonetheless baffling that Mr Buhari would refuse to tone down on the claim.
“This is a claim that has been discredited by both local and international organisations,” Sola Olubanjo, a political analyst and security consultant, told PREMIUM TIMES by telephone Wednesday. “It does not conform with reality and a president that keeps repeating is only setting himself for ridicule.”
He said Boko Haram insurgency, which entered its 10th year in July, has been the greatest national security crisis for Nigeria since the Civil War, and its implications should not be trivialised.“We know the president wants this war to go away as much as every other Nigerian, but the reality is that it is still here,” the analyst said.
The claim that Boko Haram has been defeated was first started by Mr Buhari in 2015, when he proclaimed a ‘technical defeat’ over the insurgents and said they had been reduced to aiming soft targets. It has, however, mothballed amongst his ministers and security chiefs, including
Why is the story in the link talking about amputee footballers?
The Nigerian Army for sure is soft target, weak Army!
I'm critical of the Nigerian army because of what they've become but I'm truly sorry they're getting massacred by terrorists whilst govt unlooks.
MizCazorla1 Hypocrite
Maybe our military formations and soldiers are also soft.
'Soft targets' = 2006 soldiers 'Hard tragets' = X Find X
Buhari speaks what he is told to speak. The puppy doesn’t know what Nigeria truly look like these days.
Of course, soldiers are soft targets. Softest targets ever
u are a bastad
Military ethnic cleansing ..
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Some people will wake up every day and be defending idiocy
Shame on you MBuhari NGRPresident
Haba! What other 'soft targets' do you need?
So our soldiers are soft targets? 🤔
Soft soldiers?
oluwaloninyo Now the issue wit boko haram I would always say is political. How can u send a soldier to the war front without adequate equipment,international backing(USA wanted to help they drove them) . We need to clean inwards before going external.
Disturbing.
They are aiming soft soldiers instead
So where individual soldiers to be hard targets? Then what if military hardware?
Sad
Those killed are soft. Buhari mislead by wicked aides
And who are the soft targets and should that even be or happen? Is that an excuse to exonerate himself from his incompetence .whats wrong with this man, is it that he doesn't think before spewing rubbish or his handlers are the ones doing him in
Why But you told us you'll get rid of them in 3months...so why are you complaining now
Which soft targets? They are invading army barracks, schools, markets, whole district over and over are those soft targets? Please educate me on hard target. Is it Aso rock?
Enemies will start criticising the PMB while America looses more numbered of soldiers in the similar line same duty
Somebody that is cursed...
The soldiers are soft targets by MBuhari definition
Efficacy12 The dread boko has for this general is out of this world.
So army formation s that have been attacked are soft target s?God saves us
Simon says ni. 😂
...under him
segalink Lol soft targets indeed🤣🤣🤣
2006! Oh my God...
Nigeria has expired
The last time I checked the military barracks are not soft targets. But Boko haram has frequently attacked many military barracks, killing soldiers and looting arms. Buhari is so incompetent and coward.
Under-armed soldiers are soft targets too.
segalink Lol our soldiers are soft target
I'm very sure Boko Haram and its affiliate haven't lost that same number of fighters. As long as some individuals are making money from this war, we will still continue to lose our friends and family members in the military.
segalink Lol, the soldiers are also soft targets!!!
Buhari is a cursed and confused Buffoon in Power! 'Take him seriously at your own peril'
That number is soft to a perceived retired army general. Fuck a single army personnel of the United States and expect a wrath to befall you.
segalink Dont confuse Boko Haram with ISWAP or Ansaru.
They’re not bombing in Abuja
Let him lead the war to the domain of Boko haram for us to if they are really aiming soft target.
segalink Premium time, premium time, premium time. How many times did I call u, hope ur boss is not in Nigeria presently before Oga Buratai will call for him to give account how he have informations of the soldiers. I have said my own oo
When u have ill-equipped soldiers, u make them soft targets.
Technical defeated am just watching
segalink As of July 2018, the US Afghan war casualty stood at 2372 soldiers.. That's 2372 deaths between 2001 and 2018. We've lost 2,006 soldiers in just 3 years and this dude is talking about soft targets?!! Who did we offend
2k soldiers is equivalent of a regiment . God,
Buhari is telling Nigerians that Nigeria soldiers are soft targets right now 😢 Warming Nigeria youths specially Southern don't dare join Nigeria Army for now.Until buhari /buratai leave apc govt.Bokoharam acquired sophisticated Drones new York times. 2,006 soldiers died!Sad 😔
2006 soldiers , this is sad. People's father's, brothers, friends, uncle's. I don't think we lost so much since the civil war like we lost in the last three years. This is a reflection of the incompetence of this administration.
segalink Our military barracks and formations are now soft targets. A sad and ugly development!
segalink Soldiers are soft targets.
segalink The army is the soft targets right now since the defected from fighting physical warfare to spiritual warfare.
Are soldiers soft targets?
This Dullard of a president again
This is something else......
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