Obasanjo urges Nigerians to ask tough questions on Boko Haram menace

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday stressed the need for Nigerians to start asking critical questions in order to find lasting solutions to the Boko Haram insurgency, which he described as a monster threatening the nation.

Speaking at the public presentation of the book Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor, in Abuja, Obasanjo lamented that the insurgency had become a part of daily life for many Nigerians.

“Boko Haram is now virtually becoming part of our life. Should we accept that? If we should not accept it, what should we do? How much do we know? Even from the other side, and from this side, have we been active enough? Have we been proactive enough? I think we have to ask ourselves the necessary questions to be able to deal with this thing that is now becoming a monster within our country,” he said.

The former president, who wrote the foreword to the book, also commended Irabor for his courage in documenting his insider account of Nigeria’s fight against terrorism for posterity.

The unveiling was attended by former President Goodluck Jonathan, current and former service chiefs, governors, and clerics.