A Nigerian-born U.S. Army Captain, Sunday
Adebomi, on Sunday said that war against Boko Haram
could be won if President Goodluck Jonathan set aside his
gentility.
Adebomi said in Ado-Ekiti that the war could be won if the
Federal Government was determined to introduce a hard
stand.
“There are several ways of wiping out the sect and end the
killings. If government is determined to end Boko Haram
today it will be achieved.
“Who are those in the sect that dare face the government?
But unfortunately, I suspect there are some bigwigs behind
these people.
“Mr President is being too gentle in his handling of the
killings; but unfortunately, it is daily assuming dangerous
dimension; gentility cannot win the war.
“Although gentility is not a crime but Mr President will have
to be more aggressive because this is a security threat to
the entire nation.
“Mr President will have to take a stand on the matter either
to continue to tolerate the sect and leave Nigerians to be
mourning every day with the several killings.
“Mr President should give a matching order to the military to
wipe them off once and for all.
“Not until a strong stand is taken Nigerians may not be able
to sleep with their eyes closed,” he said.
Adebomi said the military had been doing a good job in the
affected states but “they are fighting unknown faces and
faceless groups.
“Government will have to first identify the cause of the
problem, the root, sponsors, as well as where and how these
insurgents get their weapons.
“The security agencies do not also understand the terrain
they are fighting the war because most of them are alien to
the battle fields.
“They know nothing about the sect, how then will they fight
such war and think they will win; it is difficult.”
The U.S. captain said he led over 5,000 U.S. soldiers to war
during the Pre-Mobilisation in 2010 and expressed optimism
that the sect could be wiped out.
He said that the sect meant nothing to the Nigeria security
agencies if genuine commitment was there adding, “all they
need is the Presidential directive.”
He appealed to President Jonathan to read the riot act to the
governors of the affected states or be made to face the
wrath of the Federal government.
Adebomi said that the President could also compel the
governors in the states to account for each soul lost to the
insurgents.
“What am simply saying is that the matter deserves an
aggressive reaction; enough of a gentleman approach,
because you don’t dialogue with faceless groups,” he said.
“The question we need to ask ourselves is: “When will
enough be enough?
I woke up this morning with this thought in my mind asking
Nigerians when enough will be enough.
“I ask the President when enough will be enough. I ask
members of the Senate and House of Representatives when
enough will be enough.
“Is it not time the government declared full state of
emergency in the affected region?
“Since this insurgency, what concrete intelligence step has
the government taken apart from fire for fire exposing ill
equipped military men and women to excessive fire power
of Boko Haram.
“Let us ask, when will enough be enough? Nigeria is
dripping blood on daily basis; it is time the government
woke up to its task.”
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states have been under the
attack of the Boko Haram insurgents, loosing several lives
and property.
Adebomi hails from Ise-Ekiti in Ise/Orun local government
area of Ekiti and had been in the U.S. Army for almost two
decade. source http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/boko-haram-nigerian-born-u-s-soldier-urges-jonathan-suspend-gentility/

it seems this man want the opposition to cry out that jonathan is killing people that will vote against him.

I love Jonathan but this his act of gentility is jzt so funny..u dey form gentleman, citizens dey die anyhw

I think he meant to say the president should suspend his cluelesness. Sadly, suspending cluelesness is like suspending his brain for that is the only principle by which his brain operates.

#You can't give what you do not have.

GEJ suppose to start moderation of Religion which is solution to the problem.

The government that can't account for huge money spent on security.

To me the issue of president jonathan being too gentle to handle boko haram is neither here nor there. It is either jonathan and his gangs in pdp knows more and have hands in boko haram activities or jonathan is just too afraid to act. The same muscle, cash and time he use in confronting opposition party members like governor, rotimi amaechi, nyako and many others can be used also to confront boko haram

Seconded... This is also a time for GEJ to demonstrate d best leadership qualities in him.