Posted on: 01:35 Sun, 15 Nov 2015



The attention of the Defence
Headquarters (DHQ) has been drawn
to the above caption published by
some section of the media claiming
impending attacks by Boko Haram
terrorists in some south western
states of the country.

This story is not only baseless but
lacks substance in its entirety, hence
should be disregarded. Of more
worrisome is the claim that the
terrorists have infiltrated the
western states.

While the military and other security
agencies have made tremendous
successes in degrading and
decimating the terrorists who are
now in disarray having lost their
centre of gravity, camps and their
source of logistics.

It would be unthinkable to raise
these unfounded rumours of Boko
Haram terrorist planning attack in
not only in the west but any other
part of the country for that matter.

The coordination and synergy
between the military and other
security services which led to the
arrest of some ring leaders of the
terrorists in some states is
instructive to their incapability to
wage any coordinated attack.

However, the general public are
requested to always be wary of
suspicious individuals or groups in
their localities and to report such to
security agencies for prompt action
as this war is Nigeria versus Boko
Haram terrorists hence requires
collective contribution of all
Nigerians for timely ending of this
terrorism.

The Armed Forces is using this
medium to appeal to the good
citizens of Nigeria particularly in the
western part of the country not to
lose sleep over the unfounded and
fictitious reports and to go about
their normal and legitimate
businesses as the DHQ and other
security agencies are monitoring the
situation with all seriousness.