Government crackdowns on increasingly violent protests and a blanket Twitter ban suggest weakness at the top, while citizens face rising terrorism and kidnappings. Conflict Zone meets Abuja's ambassador to Germany.
Less than a year after protests against police abuse turned into the largest anti-government demonstration in Nigeria's 20-year-old democracy, an onslaught of political, economic and security crises along with various outbreaks of violence around the country have ensnared the government. Conflict Zone met with Nigeria's ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar.
The political brand and two electoral successes of President Muhammadu Buhari were built on the promise of ending violence and improving public administration. But the deterioration of the conditions in the south, where the Biafra independentist rebels have increased attacks on government forces, has opened a new armed front in what had been a somewhat dormant conflict. This comes as the government in Lagos continues to struggle with the situation in the north, where Boko Haram Islamists have been fighting the government for close to two decades.
Kidnappings of schoolchildren
In the first half of 2021, Boko Haram escalated its mass kidnapping campaign in the northeast of the country, where since December more than 800 students were taken away. Asked about these kidnappings by Conflict Zone host Sarah Kelly, Tuggar called the situation "most unfortunate, it's tragic." He said there was no immediate solution but that the government was working to eradicate the root causes of terrorism: "we have endured years of underdevelopment, which this administration is looking to reverse."
In mid-June, the conditions in the region took a new turn for the worse as a conflict line opened among various Islamist groups. The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, was killed by forces acting on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), which has been active in the area for the past decade. Turning an already violent stage into a considerably more dangerous one, in May of this year, the Council of Foreign Relations reported that IS is now the dominant force in what until now has been Boko Haram's turf - meaning that IS has effectively established a West African foothold in Nigeria under Buhari's watch.

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OGBENI WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PRESIDENCY NIGERIANS NOR GET PRESIDENT

The situation of the country is really worrisome, the president seems to have lost control, and it is really affecting all sections of the economy at large.

Yes.

In mid-June, the conditions in the region took a new turn for the worse as a conflict line opened among various Islamist groups. The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, was killed by forces acting on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), which has been active in the area for the past decade. Turning an already violent stage into a considerably more dangerous one, in May of this year, the Council of Foreign Relations reported that IS is now the dominant force in what until now has been Boko Haram's turf - meaning that IS has effectively established a West African foothold in Nigeria under Buhari's watch. HIS WORSHIPPERS KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THEY ARE PRAYING AND HOPING THAT HE DECLARE THE MUCH AWAITED SHARIA LAW HE ONCE PROMISED NIGERIANS.

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FreedomWinsNow:
Yes.

IJOBA11:
OGBENI WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PRESIDENCY NIGERIANS NOR GET PRESIDENT

The cabals are absolutely in control of this Buhari's regime

He is loosing Control fast. And tell MURIC that BUHARI is an ATHEIST NOT JESUS

IJOBA11:
OGBENI WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PRESIDENCY Cows NIGERIANS NOR GET PRESIDENT

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With all the Igbos in Germany, the Fulani man we'll still steal ambassadorship. Chai

JonDon12:
With all the Igbos in Germany, the Fulani man we'll still steal ambassadorship. Chai

I dey tell you bro

IJOBA11:
OGBENI WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PRESIDENCY NIGERIANS NOR GET PRESIDENT

Please tell them...

Buhari is long long dead. Garba Shehu, Lai Mohammed and El Rufai are the ones piloting the affairs of this country since 2017.

With all the exposé on Jubrin of Sudan human beings refuse to believe or rather their minds are too small to handle such an atrocity but that's the truth.

They have been scared the masses will soon find out that's why he remained hidden but they can now see how gullible people are hence the recent boldness travelling up and down and recently visiting Lagos.

That man is NOT Buhari. If you doubt, search old YouTube videos of Buhari before 2017 and compare it with the recent ones....then ask yourself if truly they are the same person. Maybe we have a "Buhari" that has grown 20 years younger.

You can deceive the whole world successfully but when you succeed in deceiving yourself, then mental illness (madness) has set in.

Nuff said!