Posted on: 10:57 Fri, 23 Dec 2016

New information has emerged showing just how the members of the deadly Boko Haram insurgent sect are pouring into cities after escaping from Sambisa forest.



According to a press release signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman the Army has decided to alert the public on the movements of Boko Haram escapees from the Sambisa forest.

Read the statement below:

ALERT ON ESCAPEE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS

The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public that due to the ongoing final clearance and occupation of Boko Haram terrorists hideouts in Sambisa forest, quite a number of them are escaping the theatre of operation in the North East to various parts of the country and elsewhere.

Therefore, members of the public especially residents of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, are hereby requested to be extra vigilant, security conscious of strange movements or persons in the society.

The public are also please requested to report any suspicious person or group of persons to the security agencies for prompt action.

We wish to reiterate our commitment of clearing the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists in all their suspected hideouts by the end of this year.

We therefore solicit for more public support and cooperation to achieve that.