A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd.) has said the solution to the insurgency in the country was the creation of State Police.
He said there may also be more attacks on Abuja since the terrorists who carried out the attacks may still be alive and well.
He said, “I will not be surprised if Boko Haram carried out more attacks on Abuja. What is the guarantee that all the people (terrorists) who bombed Nyanya died in the blast?
“They will return and reinvent it. Those saying such are right; that is what to expect.”
He added, “When you have a cell of terrorists — who we call urban guerrillas and five of them are operating in a community, it is not a very simple thing to find out.
“State Police is the beginning of intelligence. It is about people who go to drink in bars at night and those who go to night clubs. That is the beginning of intelligence. We don’t have that. They’ll recruit a man from Sokoto and send him to the Kaduna Police School. Immediately he finishes, they post him to Mushin where there is violence. How useful will he be?”
Akinrinade also queried why the Army was yet unable to overrun Sambisa Forest in search of the terror suspects.
Akinrinade said, “I cannot really think of why security forces have difficulty in locating the site called Sambisa forest, however large it may be. I do not believe it is impossible for security forces to run over the place and find out what exactly is going on or happening there. I can’t believe that.”
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