Attack on NDA May Be Politically Motivated To Embarrass Buhari – Presidency

The Presidency has expressed suspicious that the Tuesday attack on the Nigeria Defence (NDA) facility in Kaduna by bandits may have been politically motivated to embarrass Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

In an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday night, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, claimed the attack came at a time when ‘major successes’ were recorded by the military in the fight against insurgency and banditry.

Despite the killing of 37 persons on Tuesday in Plateau state, Shehu expressed the view that there could be more to the attack on the nation’s foremost military training institution and expressed the president’s displeasure with it.

He called on the Nigerian military to carry out a thorough investigation into the attack.

“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.

“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 have surrendered, and all of the victories 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,” he said.