Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has expressed confidence that Boko Haram will ultimately fail in its campaign against the Federal Government.
Speaking in Maiduguri on Tuesday during a press briefing about the abduction of 234 students from Government Girls Secondary School (GGSC) in Chibok, Governor Shettima described the incident as a divine trial.
“We will overcome it soon,” he said, extending his condolences to the parents of the abducted girls. “Our hearts go out to them because this tragedy affects us all.”
The governor expressed hope that the girls would soon be rescued, noting the intense efforts of security agencies to ensure their release. “We are going to survive and rebuild our lives because truth will always triumph over falsehood,” he added.
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Shettima criticized Boko Haram’s ideology as being rooted in falsehood and unsustainable in the long run. “The abduction of these innocent girls is a trial from God, and we will overcome it soon,” he reiterated.
Despite the declaration of a state of emergency in May 2013 by President Goodluck Jonathan in three northeastern states plagued by Boko Haram attacks, violence has persisted. On April 14, 2014, a car bomb with an estimated 500-800 pounds of explosives detonated at Nyanya District bus station in Abuja, killing 79 people and injuring 180 others.
Two days after the Nyanya bombing, gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram militants attacked Wala Village, about 130 kilometers southwest of Maiduguri. The assault claimed 18 lives and left many others injured, further highlighting the ongoing security challenges in the region.
