Nigerian security agencies have continued to counter insurgency in the north east, but grounds won are gradually slipping away with the recent increase in the number of attacks in recent weeks and the consistency of the attacks.

On Channels Television’s programme, Rubbin’Minds, Babatunde Rosanwo, stressed the need for more support for the military.

“Motivation of the army is shameful. Motivation is not about arms only. The military needs support from the government and  from the citizens.

“The army is not winning the war. We need to speak with the army and ask them what they need.

“We are losing soldiers and there is no befitting burial for these soldiers.

“The killings are too much and we do not know what to do. We are getting hopeless. The government must show empathy to these persons we have lost,” he said.

Mr Rosanwo pointed out that the military had been able to push them from some regular areas, saying that the development shows that the insurgents are not being supported by Muslims.

He described them as fundamentalists hiding under religion to attack the people, insisting that they could be stopped, as they are not invincible.

“This is not a conventional war. They look for soft areas to hit and retreat.”

The insurgency had been linked with agitations against President Jonathan’s leadership, but he said that Jonathan was not the cause.

He linked the insurgency to the arrest of the former Boko Haram leader, which, according to him, was done during the regime of late President Umaru Ya’Adua.

“The extra-judicial killing happened during the same period. President Jonathan only inherited the crisis that was already brewing. I blame the security agencies because they did not manage it well,” he stressed.

He stressed the need for President Goodluck Jonathan to talk to his security team to review the activities of the military and change the strategy.

Huge sum of money is set aside for security in Nigeria, but Mr Rosanwo stated that the impact of the funds had not been felt.

In a period of increasing attacks in the north east, series of events were held in different parts of the country to mark the nation’s centenary.

But Mr Rosanwo said there was nothing to celebrate about, insisting that the period should be a moment for the government to review the 100 years and see what Nigeria had been able to do so far.

“Have we been able to build a system that takes care of all our concerns? The standard of leaving of the citizens should be the government’s concern,” he said.