Fear of attack scare Reps’ from discussing Boko Haram!

The fear of a possible reprisal attack against them or members of their families has kept the House of Representatives from discussing the growing menace of the Boko Haram which has been engaged in violent confrontations with security forces in Borno and other northern state, investigations have revealed.

A cross section of members of the House of Representatives who spoke with Vanguard, admitted that though the Boko Haram threat was a source of worry and concern to them, they were  reluctant to raise the issue because of fear of attacks on them or members of their families.

To underscore the fear, almost all members who spoke with Vanguard did so on the condition that they would not be quoted.

A member from Borno State, who claimed he had lost some constituents and relatives to Boko Haram attacks, said the threat posed by the sect  was greater than being reported in the media.

He said: "Look the issue is more serious than it is being reported. For those of us who know and have felt their viciousness, there is a serious problem ahead except the issue is nipped in the bud. All hands must be on deck to arrest this monster.

"For those of us in the state, we know that many of the leaders and commanders of the sect were trained in Somalia, Yemen and other crisis-prone parts of the world. They only use our vulnerable children as cannon fodders for their nefarious acts".



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