The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), says the huge size of the Sambisa Forest is making it difficult for security forces to quickly rescue people kidnapped by terrorists.
Musa made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he spoke about the government’s efforts to tackle terrorism and kidnapping.
According to him, security agencies have rescued many abducted Nigerians, but kidnappers often escape into large forest areas before troops can locate them.
“Few ones now, efforts have been made. If you notice, on a daily basis now, we are really getting, rescuing a lot of them,” Musa said.
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“So this government is overwhelmed. Sambisa Forest is as big as Belgium, as a country. So when people talk about this, they make it look as if it is one small football field and we are refusing to do anything.”
The minister explained that the size and
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