The Federal Government on Thursday raised the alarm that
Islamic the insurgent group, Boko Haram, may have started
recruiting and training fighters.
Coordinator of the National Information Centre on the war
against terrorism, Mr. Mike Omeri, raised the alarm at a
press briefing in Abuja, citing intelligence reports.
Omeri said, “In the general effort to contain acts of
insurgency in the North East and secure the entire area for
the forthcoming general elections, the centre wishes to alert
the general public on very recent intelligence reports which
indicated a considerable movement of Boko Haram recruits
from such locations as Geidam, Mairi and Dupcha (all in
Borno State) to training camps within the general area.
“Previous major attacks by insurgents, including the siege
on Bama and Monguno military bases, were preceded by
such massing up of fighters in training camps within the
proposed targets.
“This recent development, which points in the same
direction, has also been alluded to by the Boko Haram
group in its recent boast about having a 30,000 – 50,000-
strong force to disrupt elections in Maiduguri.”
Omeri, however, said the Nigerian military forces have fully
mobilised and deployed troops against the insurgents
whom he claimed were being chased and roundly subdued.
The NIC spokesman added, “Therefore, we urge the general
public to exercise a high level of vigilance and also support
the effort of the military to ensure hitch-free elections and a
return to normalcy in the general area, soonest.
“We also seize this opportunity to restate government’s
commitment to keeping the country and her citizens safe
from those who seek to destroy the nation.”
Omeri urged the civil society, politicians and everybody to
avoid disruptive and inciting statements and assured the
general public of regular update on the successes scored by
the military and security forces in the fight against terror in
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