by Damilola Jagun

President Goodluck Jonathan says the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, was initially underrated by his administration.

Jonathan admitted this on Sunday, January 25, while speaking at a forum with the ‘Organised Private Sector’ in Lagos.

The president also expressed his administration’s commitment to fighting corruption, noting that more trials and convictions have been recorded in his tenure than was obtainable in past administrations.

He said: “On the issue of Boko Haram, I have said many times that we must curtail them. At the beginning, we underrated them in one way or the other and probably, the platform we needed was not there.”

On corruption he said: “This administration is fighting corruption. We have even had most trials and convictions. But we must not forget that we are operate English law which says it is better to allow nine criminals to evade justice than to allow one innocent man to die.”

Speaking further, Jonathan attributed a lack of effective communication and over reliance on television, as factors which have prevented his administration’s achievements from being projected to the grassroots.

He said: “We still need more people who will go to the grassroots to disseminate information. So, I agree the problem of communication is a recurring decimal.”