Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, believes the sympathisers of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect that caused several bombings all over the country can be found in several government and security agencies.
The President spoke during a church service and explained that the situation in Nigeria was now even worse than it was during the 1960s and 1970s when one million people were killed in a civil war that engulfed the country.

“During the civil war, we knew and we could even predict where the enemy was coming from … But the challenge we have today is more complicated,” he said.

While talking about the problem at hand, the President said that Boko Haram and its sympathizers can be found all over the country.

“I remember when I had a meeting with elders from the northeast and some parts of the northwest where the Boko Haram phenomenon is more prevalent,” he said. He also added that “some of them are in the executive arm of government, some of them are in the parliamentary/legislative arm of government, while some of them are even in the judiciary. Some are also in the armed forces, the police and other security agencies.”

For a long time numerous reports had linked the factions of Boko Haram to several political departments. The group has been linked to several acts of violence such as killed hundreds of people. In the recent weeks they attacked Christians and churches.

Today was the first time when the President made the situation clear in such strong words.