Speaking on Monday, March 28, during a visit to the governor of Borno state, at the government house in Maiduguri, Obasanjo said Nigeria’s security forces have been winning the war against insurgency which has been plaguing the countryfor almost six years.The former president said he was optimistic the war against insurgency would soon come to an end, NAN reports.He said: “I know that he (Buhari) is very, very concerned about the insurgency. He has gotten it right that first of all there must be military ascendency over the insurgents.”According to him, the battle is not over yet, but, there is hope.“My experience from the airport to Government House is that what I experienced in 2011 is different fromwhat I experienced today.
"There is evidence that things are changing, the situation is improving. We pray that by the end of this year no one will be in the Internally Displaced Persons camp again,” Obasanjo stated.He commiserated with the people of Borno state over the loss of lives and property to the insurgency, noting that it had affected almost every family in Borno state in one form or the other.“We pray that the souls of those who have lost their lives will be with their God,” the former president added.Obasanjo was full of joy that socio-economic activities had begun to pick up in Maiduguri after many years of the insurgency.He therefore, appealed to political and opinion leaders in the country to visit the north eastern region frequently, so that people will know the situation is gradually getting to normal.
Speaking earlier,Governor Shettima said the abduction of the Chibok girls would have been handled differently if Obasanjo was the president at the time it happened.
Source:naij.com
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