It is not a new thing per say, we take it as a wake-up call but it is already in our schedule of activities-Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters says it has put measures in place to curb the infiltration of terrorist groups from other countries into Nigeria, saying it has taken the warning by the United States, of the plot by ISIS and Al-qaeda to penetrate the North west zone of Nigeria and other parts seriously. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Coordinator Defence Media Operations Major General John Enenche noted that security agencies are on alert to tackle what may be an emerging security challenge,
“The security agencies are on top of that. Recently we captured some from Niger State, from our neighboring countries were they coming from. Why do we have ISWAP here now, was ISWAP indigenous to Nigeria? So, it is just like stating the obvious. So the general public should not be afraid of that at all, whether they talk about the South. So it is not a new thing per say, we take it as a wake-up call but it is already in our schedule of activities.”
Meanwhile from the 24th of July to 6th of August 2020, Operation DELTA SAFE discovered and deactivated 25 illegal refining sites in Rivers, Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. Also, a total of 342,000,00 litres of product suspected to be illegally refined AGO were impounded.
In the North West, troops in the Joint Operations Area are said to have scaled-up kinetic and non-kinetic operations in the general areas of Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and adjoining states leading to gradual restoration of overall human activities in the zone.
“Recall that the activities of armed bandits, cattle rustlers and kidnappers and other sundry crimes hitherto made life unbearable for locals in the afore-mentioned areas. However, through the concerted efforts of Operations HADARIN DAJI, KATSINA, ACCORD and SAHEL SANITY, farmers have returned to their farms while other economic activities are gradually picking up across the zone” Enenche said
Some key points about De-radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration (DRR) programme were also explained by the military high command.
The individuals who surrendered and repented from being Boko Haram fighters were duly profiled and confirmed to be; low risk , who were ascertained to be innocent and forcefully conscripted to join the sects and are categorized as victims. Additionally, monitoring mechanisms have been put in place to monitor their activities in the society.
