“43 Farmers killed in Borno were not given military clearance” – Garba Shehu
Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu has said that the 43 farmers killed by Boko Haram on Saturday, did not have military clearance to be on their rice farms when they were attacked.
Speaking in an interview with BBC on Monday, he noted that though he does not blame them, he said the truth has to be told.
“The government is sad that this tragic incident has happened. 43 or thereabout of innocent farm workers, most of them had their throats slit by a heartless band of terrorists. People need to know what it is like in the Lake Chad Basin area.
“Much of those areas have been liberated from Boko Haram terrorists but there are a number of spaces that have not been cleared for the return of villagers who have been displaced. So, ideally, all of these places ought to pass the test of military clearances before farmers or settlers resume activities on those fields,” Shehu said.
When asked if he was blaming the farmers for going to the area, Shehu responded, “Not exactly but the truth has to be said. Was there any clearance by the military which is in total control of those areas? Did anybody ask to resume activity? I have been told by the military leaders that they had not been so advised and certainly, therefore, it was a window that the terrorists exploited.”
No one is save in this country, you said we should go back to farming,and no security in the country. I think every famer will be scared to go to their farm now.
See nonsense talk from nonsense person…. We don’t have the privilege to do what we at the right time we want to….. It’s absurd…..
I dont understand what these people are saying. These innocent farmer were killed due to incapability of the government to handle it States.
This is bull shit from the mouth of the person we called a leader. If there’s no clearance for them, bokoharam can kill them. Our leaders have failed us woefully.
Hope this man is not insane? Because of what you are uttering from your mouth is completely nonsense. Lives do not matter to these leaders anymore. This is bad.
Instead of sympathize with the family of those who lost their loved ones, you are in aso rock saying thrash. So, if it’s your family, this is what you will say.
43 lives slaughtered in a day, this is outrageous. Is this how we will be looking at them and continue loosing lives to this hand of dreaded bokoharam. It’s unfortunate.
Ah, APC. This one is too much nah. What level of insensitivity is this, for goodness sake? Has Nigerians seen what Buhari has turned the country into? Didn’t he say in 2015 that the security situation has reached unacceptable levels? Has he made it any better since then? Nigerians, behold the government you wanted. It’s not as if you still won’t chose this same people, given another chance. A cursed people.
I am personally fed up with this government
Each time things like this occur, they must come up with one nonsense propaganda or the other
Trash talk
God please save us…o
You’re not even ashamed coming out to say this.
really we don’t know this oo
May the gentle souls of this great nation that are dead rest in peace
Useless government.
R i p
This is pathetic may their souls of this 43 farmers rest in the bosom of the almighty amen as for those hoodlums God will definitely put them to shame one day
May their souls and out of all the faithful departed through the mercy of god rest in peace
Hmmm may dere soul rest in peace