Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mohammed Garba, has expressed fears that the Boko Haram attacks in the North-east was capable of spreading to other parts of the country and thereby truncating the polls if the federal and state Governments do not take urgent steps to end the insurgency.
The NUJ President, who stated this at a news conference in Kaduna on the state of the nation, expressed worry over the spate of bombings and killings going on daily in the North East and other northern states. He stressed that a lot still needed to be done by the Federal Government towards ending the Boko Haram insurgency that had crippled economic and social activities of the country, especially now that the nation is preparing for election.
Garba also called on security forces to review their tactics in the fight against terror, with a view to identifying areas to make amends, as well as adopting new and best techniques to tackle the problem.
He further reiterated the willingness of the Nigerian media to collaborate with all agencies of government towards finding a lasting solution to Nigeria’s security challenges.
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