Obasanjo Crushed Boko Haram in Weeks
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo swiftly ended Boko Haram’s early activities due to strong political will.
Speaking in Abuja during a visit by Kogi East stakeholders, Atiku recalled that the group first emerged in Yobe in 2002. Obasanjo, he said, consulted him, and they summoned the Service Chiefs with a clear ultimatum.
“We told them to end it within weeks or step down,” Atiku said in a video on his Facebook page. “And they did. The insurgency was crushed and didn’t resurface until we left office.”
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Atiku blamed the group’s resurgence on weak leadership, saying, “When citizens are being killed and leaders don’t act, that’s the height of irresponsibility.”
He served as Vice President from 1999 to 2007 under Obasanjo.
