A day after terrorists invaded the Nigerian Defence Academy, killing two military officers and abducting another, Garba Shehu, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari says the attack is likely a ploy to embarrass Buhari’s regime.
Speaking in an interview on Channels TV on Wednesday, Shehu said the attack was likely designed by those who want to embarrass the regime.
He said: “The president has denounced it. He is not happy about it. It is now left for the military authorities to thoroughly investigate this and bring out what happened,” he said.
“So many scenarios are being painted though. Could this be truly a criminal attempt to violate the sanctity of that military institution? Was this an opportunistic crime? Is it political? Does somebody want to embarrass the government by doing this?
“We are coming from major successes. Look at how Boko Haram is unravelling in the north; they surrendered. All of the victories that have been recorded even in the north-west — these bandits are being taken out in large numbers.
“So, in a climate — political climate — in which people seek to make political capital out of this unfortunate incident, you don’t rule in anything, you don’t rule out anything.
“We hope investigations will fully reveal what happened and why it happened.”
