In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ former Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor (retd) advocates for a state of emergency to address the Boko Haram insurgency. Irabor argues that the lack of political will has hindered Nigeria’s response to the insurgency and that an emergency proclamation backed by the National Assembly would be effective. Irabor, who was the CDS under the Buhari administration, noted, “The government had not yet summoned the political will and instruments to declare war on Boko Haram. With an…
Retired General Back Calls for State of Emergency Over Terrorism
