Boko Haram: Buhari’s Supporters Reply South African Military Contractor

Supporters of Muhammadu Buhari have rejected what they Thursday described as insidious insinuations by Colonel Eeben Barlow, a South African Private Military Contractor (PMC) that the president aborted the successful push by the Goodluck Jonathan administration against Boko Haram after his 2015 inauguration because of pressure from the United States.

In a statement, highlighting the success of the Nigerian Security Services in countering the insurgency from 2015 to date, Buhari’s supporters under the aegis of the Buhari Media Organisation described the claims as lies.

Barlow had claimed that the contract between his company and the Nigerian Army worked out by the Jonathan administration had almost destroyed Boko Haram before Buhari cancelled the contract leading to the revival of the insurgency.

According to the statement signed by Niyi Akinsiju and Cassidy Madueke, Chairman and Secretary respectively, the resolve of the Buhari administration to further train and upgrade the operational capabilities of the Nigerian Armed Forces was the key reason for ending the inherited hiring of the mercenaries. 

“The inability of the PMC to react appropriately to meet emerging threats in the North East, the evolution of fresh strategies for the war and strong collaboration with our neighbours made the termination of the PMC contract necessary by the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration,” BMO emphasised. 

BMO said that it is a huge achievement that: “The Nigeria Security Services have made remarkable successes in the fight against the insurgents in the North-East by pushing the insurgents from the ground they held, dislodging them from their base in Sambisa Forest, which was to stage the Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship.

“Barlow is deeply frustrated and profoundly displeased because the multi-million dollar security contract awarded to his company was terminated by the Buhari Administration on assumption of office,” the group noted.

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