The
Defence Headquarters (DHQ, has alerted members of the public that the
Boko Haram terrorists in the North Eastern part of the country now
disguise as vigilantes popularly known as the Civilian JTF and hunters
to carry out their activities.
The Director of Defence Information
(DDI), Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, stated on Monday that following the
coordinated military offensive against the remnants of Boko Haram
terrorists in Sambisa forest, the fleeing felons now disguise as
vigilantes or hunters to evade easy detection.
Abubakar said that the terrorists,
“after being smoked out of Sambisa forest, in their desperation to wreak
havoc on innocent Nigerians and to remain relevant, devised a new
tactics of dressing like vigilantes or hunters to deceive unsuspecting
members of the public of their true identity”.
He noted the case of Kuda-Kaya village
in Madagali community of Adamawa State where a group of Boko Haram
terrorists, dressed like vigilantes, opened fire on elated people during
a ceremony readily comes to mind.
In response to this, the Defence
spokesman advised the general public to be wary of unsubscribed services
or presence of vigilantes or hunters in their neighbourhood in order
not to ignorantly harbour killer gang in their midst.
“Members of the public are also advised
to be security conscious, at all times, and report promptly to security
agencies of any suspicious persons or group of persons in their
community or raise alarm, where necessary,” he said.
Credit: Thisday
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