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‘boko Haram Recruits Physically-challenged Persons As Decoy’ by unuane1(m): 2:31pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Nine days after an attempt by a physically- challenged person to bomb the Murtala Muhammed Internation Airport in Lagos was foiled by security operatives, THISDAY yesterday gathered that it was merely in line with a new trend by the Boko Haram sect to carry out their nefarious activities with the physically challenged persons. The ideology behind using physically- challenged persons was to enable them evade suspicion, thereby using their condition as a decoy to perpetuate acts of terror, just like the brain behind the attempt at the MMIA, who was caught with improvised explosive devices (IED) . Security sources said the physically-challenged persons were recruited with the specific mission to set off bombs in federal government agencies across the country. To forestall these, security personnel have been charged to be doubly on guard to screen all physically-challenged persons especially those using tricycles around security facilities. Although the trend could not be confirmed from the Defence spokesperson, Major-General Chris Olukolade, as at press time, however, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command (WNC), Rear Admiral Ilesanmi Alade, said the military was fully on alert at all times to counter and prevent any acts of terrorism. He said “I do not know where you got your information from but what I know is that we are fully prepared to prevent and counter any acts of terrorism.” Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, while speaking at the end of his two-day familiarisation tour of naval units and commands in Lagos, also pleaded with Nigerians to support the military towards ending insurgency in the country. Speaking at the Naval Air Base, Ojo, after inspecting the state of ships, aircrafts and other navy facilities, the minister said the massive refurbishing of platforms was evidence of the right investments being made in the military. He said: “I want to encourage you to be our partner in the fight against terrorism. To win peace is a job of everybody, not just those employed by the government or security agencies.” Commending the state of the barracks, he said: “I am impressed with the level of development going on in the town, and the federal government would still do more. “Those who thought we were sleeping all along can now also whisper to others that we are not sleeping, but working. We may not be there yet, but eventually, we are going to get there. “I am happy with the direction we are going, and I think we should all support our men and our women in uniform to win the war against terrorism. “If the military had kept to its core mandate and not dabbled into politics, they would have gone far ahead of the entire society. But in the last 15 years of democracy, they have done quite a lot and deserve our commendation.” Expressing hope that things will be better, Obanikoro commended the navy for putting measures in place to curb the spread of the Ebola virus at the Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo by isolating those suspected of the disease from the mainstream patients. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/-boko-haram-recruits-physically-challenged-persons-as-decoy-/187444/ |
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