Nigeria, June 3 -- Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State and current representative of Abia North in the Senate, has raised concerns over growing insecurity in Nigeria.

He alleged that some members of the political elite are supporting Boko Haram in a plot to destabilize President Bola Tinubu's administration.

In an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday night, Kalu said the recent resurgence of Boko Haram is not just a failure of security agencies, but a politically driven effort to weaken the government.

"The political class is behind Boko Haram. They are using terrorism as a weapon against Tinubu, just like they did with past governments," Kalu claimed.

He went on to accuse certain politicians,...