Dapchi Girls: Why We Can’t Protect Schools In The North’ – Army

The Nigerian military says it is “not possible” to protect all schools in the north-east from Boko Haram insurgents.

John Agim, defence spokesman, said this while speaking on a Channels Television programme earlier today.

He explained that the military does not have the capacity required for its presence in all the schools.

“The military doesn’t have the manpower to deploy (troops) to all the schools. It is very difficult… it is not possible,” he said.

“People don’t know the land mass that we have in the north-east and the number of troops that are deployed in that place,” he said, adding: “The land mass is very large.