Buratai said: “Let me categorically say that I never said that the troops lack commitment. Some have even gone beyond that and quoted me as saying that the troops are cowards. Taken in context, Buratai’s initial statement amounted quite simply to accusing his troops of treason. What kind of leadership is Buratai providing in an army whose officers and men on the front lines demonstrate “insufficient willingness”? In a heart-rending video made just after a terror attack, one of such soldiers said: “Boko Haram is killing us, the weapons here are not working.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 26, 2019 01:07 UTC