‘Time running out’ for Nigeria over Boko Haram threat

KANO: Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has spread in scale and scope due to a lack of political leadership, an influential governor told AFP.
Kano State Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso said the country was unprepared for the level of violence from Boko Haram militants.
“Everyone is tired of our situation now because nobody is safe in this country,” Kwankwaso, a defense minister under former president Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Tuesday.
“Time is running out. Something has to be done, especially in the northeastern part of this country.”
Kwankwaso is a leading figure in the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and is seen as a potential presidential candidate in next year’s elections.
He was one of a number of governors from the mainly Muslim north to abandon their ties to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party of President Goodluck Jonathan last year, in part due to the government’s perceived indifference to the north.