Baga massacre: Jonathan is irresponsible – Malema

South African politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema has described president Goodluck Jonathan as an ‘irresponsible’ leader for neglecting the 2000 people killed in Baga but commiserated with France over the killing of 17 people in Paris.

Malema wants South Africa to be involved in military action in Nigeria to wipe out Boko Haram, following the mass killings and abductions.

He condemned Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for commenting on the terror attacks in France but failed to act on what was happening in his own country.

Malema, who addressed the press on Wednesday, said the EFF would raise this issue in Parliament as military intervention in Nigeria was more necessary than South Africa’s mission in the Central African Republic.

“Eh Goodlook, or Badluck or whatever his name is or badluck I don’t know …He is quick to release statement about the killing in Paris but doesn’t say anything about the killings in his own country. That’s an irresponsible leadership”, Mr. Malema said.

“We are really saddened by what is happening in Nigeria. It is highly disturbing.

“And we need South African Government to intervene and we will be raising the matter in the Parliament.

“We will make the Parliament to debate it as an urgent matter and pass the resolution for South African intervention in Nigeria,” he said.