Boko Haram: Military Solution not the answer
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Martin Luther Agwai, has on saturday said that military solution will not end the current Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria
In his words: “You can never solve any of these problems with military solutions. The military can always be an enabling 
force. They will sensitise; they will stabilise the area. It is a political issue; it is a social issue; it is an economic issue, and until these issues are addressed, the military can never give you a solution.
“So, to say the military has failed or is overwhelmed or has not failed is incorrect. But I will say that if anybody expects the military to give him a solution to this problem, it will be difficult, since it is not a military problem, it is not a war. You are not fighting another country invading Nigeria. So, you cannot get a military solution to that.”
Agwai declaration was made in Jos at a book launch. Agwai wondered how he is expected to pass judgement on the performance of deployed troops when he does not have “all the operators gathering the information and what is happening, the overall plan and the exit plan.”
