Posted on: 11:10 Thu, 17 Mar 2016



THE Chief of Army Staff, Gen.
Tukur Buratai, said, yesterday, that
Wednesday’s bomb attack which
killed 22 persons at a mosque in
Borno State was another desperate
move by the Boko Haram sect to
create the impression that its killer
instinct still exists.

Buratai, who stated this during his
maiden visit to the 4 Brigade
Command in Benin, Edo State,
following his earlier visit to 2
Division in Ibadan, Oyo State,
explained that although it was
unfortunate that young and
innocent girls were being used by
the terrorists to perpetrate their
crime, the attack was “not
unexpected because they
(insurgents) are struggling to
survive” with their dwindling
membership.

Dismissing reports that the
insurgency had come to an end, he
said, “That report talking about the
end of insurgency was not properly
carried in the media.

I did mention that insurgency is a
very difficult situation. It is a
global phenomenon and we will
continue to struggle to ensure that
it comes to an end very soon. This
does not mean that insurgency will
just disappear.”