President Buhari was elected on the promise of defeating the terrorism group. But until the military is properly equipped,nothing will changeOn 17 November more than 30 people were killed and more than 80 injured when a suicide bomber attacked a market in Yola, in north-eastern Nigeria. The attack was blamed on Boko Haram.
The next day, and the group struck again,this time in Kano, using two young females, and one of whom was only 11. At least 15 people died in that attack,including the bombers, and many more were injured. Across social media, and Nigerians decried the attacks. “When will this conclude?” a friend of mine asked on Twitter after the moment attack. Responses were mostly pessimistic. They varied from “Never. This is the new normal ):” to “Only God will help us. Buhari can’t.” With each attack,and each renewed vow by this government to fight the insurgents, even friends who are naturally optimistic sounded less so this time around.
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Source: theguardian.com