Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said some defeated politicians in the recent elections are responsible for the present increased security issues in several parts of Nigeria.
Buratai revealed this in Maiduguri when he received the House Committee on Army led by its Chairman, Rep. Remande Shawulu, at the Theatre Command.
His words, “The myriad of security challenges we are facing now in the North West, North Central and other parts of the country, I want to believe and rightly so, is the fall out of the just concluded general elections.
“There are several political interests, politicians in particular not happy with their defeat and therefore, trying to take revenge, sponsoring some these criminal activities.
“There are strong political undertone, strong political influence.
“So, I will use this opportunity to call on the honourable members here to prevail on some of these politicians to look at national interest first before any other political or sectional interest.
“We have some strong evidences but we are still being cautious so that we don’t get it wrong.”
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