President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday disclosed that Boko Haram had planned various attacks for Abuja in a bid to extend its campaign of violence to other parts of the country.
He stated this when he attended the revival service of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement at its headquarters in Ijesha, Lagos.
“The idea of the group was to start from the centre of the country and then move to bring the whole country down,’’ Jonathan said.
He, however, said that the efforts of the Federal Government had ensured that Boko Haram insurgency does not spread beyond Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
The president said that insurgency and terrorism were global phenomena that were not peculiar to Nigeria. However, he said with international collaboration, the Armed Forces would defeat the extremists.
“We are working hard as a government and with your cooperation, we will rout terrorism.
“We will work harder to protect all Nigerians.
“We will improve the economy so that people will have jobs so that these distractions about terror will end,” he said.
He expressed gratitude to members of the church and the Christian community in the country for their prayers.
“We believe we should not campaign in churches but I am here to thank the General Overseer and members of the church for what you are doing.
“Your spiritual work has not only helped members of the church but helped the country,” Jonathan said.
Not in the southern Nigeria, may be throughout the North because they can’t come close to Niger Delta we go kill them all, Gej til
That’s the beginning of his good well, i give glory to God and may God’s will be done.
Dont worry about that our able president, they wont dare nurse a thought about that, if they should try it then we will show them that what we can do…
whaaaat! if they should try that rubbish then we will clean off the name boko haram from the surface of the earth…
they planned, hmmm i reserve my comments they should try it and see what the answer will be…
GOD forbid bad belle people GEJ till 2019.
All boko haram’s operations are based on your orders.
My PVC is now ready to prevent and punish Buhari from returning this country to dark ages.
I LOVE GEJ!
We will not take Nigeria back to the days where certificates are manufactured. #BackwardNever
Long live President Goodluck Jonathan……….for he has been active even in the north east since this menace by BH started….others like buhari would have used it as a means of negligence
My PVC is also available to vote for GEJ……..#GEJtil2019
Thank God the spread of was not possible
All efforts put into making this country a bomb detonation ground will fail. God will see us through
Its quite sad that this president have lost all credibility. Only fools can beleieve what he says. This statement is so shallow that you wonder whether GEJ ever uses the intelligence report at his disposal before making a comment. His comment is just a ploy to shift the elections he knows he will lose. Nigerians are tired of this wandering in wilderness
I was a full supporter of PDP without any compensation.My believe was their enthronement will bring a change in d life of all Nigerians but no. Not every body has d ability 2 steal or manipulates. All cannot work in d Government where exist opportunity 2 steal nd go scort free after all Stealing is not Corruption, they said. Businesses ar on stand still. Boko Haram terrifying people here nd there. Where do we stand? We need some1 like Gen. Buhari who can effect Quick Change in d lives of sinking Nigerians!!! We are tired of PDP!!!!!!