Nigerian Government Blames Jonathan's Alleged Fake Weapons For The Failure To Counteract Boko Haram Tragedy

The present administration of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari blasts former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, for his apparent inability to lead a decisive war against Boko Haram during his term of office.

The Buhari-led government also links Jonathan to a string of corruption allegations involving the purchase of substandard war materiel which significantly maimed the military's ability to conduct effective campaigns against the radical Islamist group.

Also, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also laments the dire situation that Nigerian soldiers experience in the face of leadership marred by glaring acts of incompetence and corrupt practices.

"The weapons, munitions and equipment which the former President said he bought were refurbished and lacked the basic components and spare parts...The situation was so pathetic that soldiers were often transported in...civilian vehicles...when going to the theatres of operation. That explains why troops...were unable to effectively ...rout the Boko Haram terrorists in all their known enclaves," the minister said in a statement as quoted by the Sahara Reporters.

Mohammed finds the situation quite incomprehensible how a leader could have allowed Boko Haram to go relatively unchecked in his six years in office.

"President Jonathan...has chosen to denigrate the system for the unprecedented feat that was achieved within the first six months of the Buhari Administration - something that he could not achieve in all of six years!" the minister added as mentioned in a report by the Premium Times.

However, the former president still refuses to comment on the substandard arms deal controversy being hurled against him.

In a related but separate news, Jonathan also denied allegations that his previous administration was involved in shady negotiations with the terrorist organization.

"We did not negotiate with fake Boko Haram...People will come to you with all kinds of names. But my government never set up a team to negotiate with Boko Haram," the former president reacted as stated in an article by NAIJ.