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 decades.
(NAN)
http://www.nigerianeye.com/2014/11/boko-haram-nigerian-born-us-soldier.html?m=1

He has been in the army for over two decades and still a captain. A junior officer claiming he commanded 5,000 troops is a big time liar and this fellow is just deluded.