Says sect now a business venture

ABUJA—DIRECTOR General of the Department of State Security, Ekpenyong Ita, yesterday, assured that the service and other security agencies are working with other stakeholders including the media towards ensuring that the activities of the Boko Haram sect are brought under total control for peace to reign in the country.

Ita who gave the assurance at the opening of a one week training programe for media practitioners in Abuja, disclosed that activities of the sect have turned to a full scale business venture for its leaders. According to him, recent discovery of the main objective of the terrorist group runs contrary to the earlier claims by the group that they are actually fighting a religious war.

Criminal activities

The group he said actually started as an extremist religious group under the late Mohammed Yusuf, but later transformed into a business venture, as the sect members are now make good living out of their criminal activities.

Assuring Nigerian public of the capability and readiness of the security agencies in the country to restore peace, Mr. Ita noted that activities of the group have not in anyway overwhelmed them. He declared: “we are not overwhelmed, we can never be overwhelmed and we will never be overwhelmed. We are up to the task”.



He said that despite continued bombing of innocent persons across the northern region of the country he assured that the group will soon be put out of business, describing the group as enemies of the common man which should be jointly fought by all and sundry.

Armed robbery

Giving an insight into activities of the group, he disclosed that the service has confirmed from some high ranking members of the group that they mainly engage in armed robbery and share the loot with the leaders taking the lion share. Explaining how the loot are shared, he said that “what is brought in is divided into five portions with the leader given a portion and the rest four divided among those who took part in the robbery, while a portion will be given to alleged widows, the less privileged and as well, the elderly.

“However, the four groups aside the leaders are forced to pay “zakat” which in turn are remitted into the account of the leaders who use such proceeds to purchase exotic cars and flaunt their wealth which run contrary to the tenet of Islam which they allegedly profess.”

He appealed to the media to contribute to the fight against the group by stifling the terrorist group of publicity which he noted, they crave to instil fear into the minds of the citizens.

According to him, terrorists across the world take delight and grow when they are given publicity as he urged media house owners and practitioners to stop giving “oxygen” to the terrorists, who will die with force mounted on them by the security operatives and as well, ably supported by media blank out.

He noted that national security should be paramount in the minds of practitioners as media owners can only flourish and enjoy the fruits of their labour in a society devoid of crisis and insecurity.

In his presentation, the guest speaker, Alhaji Musa Maiyaki, Acting Director General of Nigeria Television Authority said that there is the need for cooperation among stakeholders especially the media and security agencies to an end the activities of the evil group to restore peace and stability to the nation.

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If the DG SSS statement is anything to go by,then there is hope, a house divided against itself cannot stand our prayers Nigerians is those who benefitting from this crisis should meet their doom and allow us to live in peace and harmony.Amen...we are also praying that our security agencies and we the citizens should be up doing in fighting this evil called Boko Haram...

Thank you DG but we wont hold our breath

Yawns and falls off the leather recliner ....

How credible is the intelligence report on Boko Haram? If it's reliable then Boko Haram's days are truly numbered else it might not be prudent to do something like this (speaking publicly about their internal affairs knowing it might cause them to become more cautious).

If boko hear ds 1, i wonder

MAY ALLAH MAKE IT EASY...AMEEEEEEEEN...BUT BECAREFUL

Fasola's zeal in arresting motorbike riders both private and commercial is interesting. am waiting to see him also arrest his aides or commissioner and make same effort to ensure the thieving commissioner or aide is sent to prison for embezzlement . The law should not be made to be Hypocritical ..... So much effort is put into the lesser sin and none towards the more grievous sins.

Everyyear na so we dey hear. Last time Oga Jona talk say na June 2012 dem go cease to exist.

We knw na, since june.

sammhi: Fasola's zeal in arresting motorbike riders both private and commercial is interesting. am waiting to see him also arrest his aides or commissioner and make same effort to ensure the thieving commissioner or aide is sent to prison for embezzlement . The law should not be made to be Hypocritical ..... So much effort is put into the lesser sin and none towards the more grievous sins.

U Missed Road Sir

Wetin we no go hear

may God help them.

Are these pple not tired of telling us this rubbish? Guess they're taking us for fools.

This is a good speech never knew the nigerian security services had good orators and deep speakers...my only problem here is the defination of SOON..that should please be clarified.

We pray so. But not after saying all these you go ahead and mount a very heavy road blocks leading to your headquarters while leaving our religious houses and the rest of us vulnerable to their attacks as we have seen in the past. The sound and effect of bomb alone is enough publicity on its own. Action speaks louder than words.

Demdem: The retardeen said June this year. Ok ooo, we hear

No mind that man, na so he dey use mouth cut tree.

Come o! This inside if na true may GEJ takle d situation now else them go restrategize. Dos na smartness d worry them. Them too get brain no one want use am, na yem dem de make am use. Abeg do sometime lol

i ve heard this before.

DG SSS nö be u go first talk am mstcheeeew.

Stori Stori....Stori....Once upon a time....time time....mtcheeeewwww....

E be like say dem wan tell us wetin we neva hear before.

I think he made a mistake. Probably he wanted to say "The days of BH are over".

A fool trying to fool others.

This Man should just shut his Fucking Mouth up. Haha he claimed to have got the report from boko high rankings, Yet he cant arrest them Ask Him Why. All of them are Just Decieving us. The truth is The Day is comming When Nigerians will Raise Up and say enough is Enough Cos All of them Are Bokos. Is just A Cabber to Rob us our Money and share the loot. Stupid Boko people. Saro wiwa has Said it and am sure that day is coming soon.

sammhi: Fasola's zeal in arresting motorbike riders both private and commercial is interesting. am waiting to see him also arrest his aides or commissioner and make same effort to ensure the thieving commissioner or aide is sent to prison for embezzlement . The law should not be made to be Hypocritical ..... So much effort is put into the lesser sin and none towards the more grievous sins.

U see! Too much book dey wound person for brain. How did topic of DG SSS concerning Boko haram relate to Fashola?
Ok I understand,ur psycho time don reach. Sorry o, Oga Hypocritical

Peace

K

If the DG’s statement is anything to go by, then we are surely doomed.

First, the DG exhibited total ignorance in identifying the objectives and personalities behind BH.
He also failed to appreciate the necessity of prompt and speedy information in saving lives as preventive
rather than corrective measures. The DG and his paymasters will like to politicise the BH issue to the level
where innocent and taxpaying Nigerians will be funding organisations like NTA for pure government propaganda
exploits rather than balanced, informative and educative journalism.

The DG wants to send Nigeria back to the years of hearing and viewing core and vital occurrences in the land
from foreign media rather from actual source.

Talk of the misplaced cheap talk of curbing BH and how BH has metamorphosed into the business venture of armed robbery. Really?

I wonder if the DG will be magnanimous enough to sample the opinions of Nigerians about which organisations have transformed to
banditry and stealing of our common wealth and if he will be honest enough to agree and admit the truth.

As much as peace loving Nigerians see BH as a menace, statements, attitudes and actions of government and security personnel
portend even greater threat to our security and safety than BH can ever inflict.

The fight against terrorism should start with corruption and every other real or passive threat to our existence as Nigerians
will be consigned to the dustbin of history.

If the DG’s statement is anything to go by, then we are surely doomed.

First, the DG exhibited total ignorance in identifying the objectives and personalities behind BH.
He also failed to appreciate the necessity of prompt and speedy information in saving lives as preventive
rather than corrective measures. The DG and his paymasters will like to politicise the BH issue to the level
where innocent and taxpaying Nigerians will be funding organisations like NTA for pure government propaganda
exploits rather than balanced, informative and educative journalism.

The DG wants to send Nigeria back to the years of hearing and viewing core and vital occurrences in the land
from foreign media rather from actual source.

Talk of the misplaced cheap talk of curbing BH and how BH has metamorphosed into the business venture of armed robbery. Really?

I wonder if the DG will be magnanimous enough to sample the opinions of Nigerians about which organisations have transformed to
banditry and stealing of our common wealth and if he will be honest enough to agree and admit the truth.

As much as peace loving Nigerians see BH as a menace, statements, attitudes and actions of government and security personnel
portend even greater threat to our security and safety than BH can ever inflict.

The fight against terrorism should start with corruption and every other real or passive threat to our existence as Nigerians
will be consigned to the dustbin of history.