We Have Clues on Boko Haram Sponsors – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that no

amount of distractions would deter it from

ending terrorism in Nigeria by December.

Theater Commander, Operation “Lafiya Dole,”

Maj.-Gen. Yushau Abubakar, gave this

assurance while speaking with the News

Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri.

Abubakar was reacting to recent spate of

suicide bombings by suspected insurgents in

some parts of the country.

He pointed out that the bombings were aimed

at diverting the attention of the military from

achieving its target in the ongoing anti-

terrorism war.

“I want to assure all that for every second that

passes, we get more committed to fighting the

insurgents; we cannot be deterred.

“We are doing as much as we could to ensure
that we completely eradicate the insurgents as
quickly as possible because we are aware of
the timeline within which to complete the
task,” he said.
He said the military had already gotten clues
about those involved in the recent suicide
bombings in Maiduguri.
“We searched the houses and certain items
that we recovered at the vicinity gave us some
clues,” Abubakar said.
He said although investigations had
commenced on the clues, it would take time
before reaching a conclusion.

“Investigation on those that we suspect that
are either participating or hiding, fueling or
conniving with those that carried out those
acts, is ongoing.
“They will be exposed in due course,”
Abubakar assured.
He appealed to Nigerians to be security
conscious to avoid future occurrence.
“The citizens need to know that security is
their personal responsibility as individuals.
“They must be able to secure themselves and
doing so means they need to be security
conscious.
“Any suspicious movement within the
environment should be reported to security
agents immediately,” he advised.

Abubakar said the military was working on a
strategy that would enable individuals pass
vital information to security agents without
being noticed.