The Nigerian Army had on Tuesday, December
9, discovered a plan by the dreaded Boko
Haram insurgents to attack 25 communities
and villages spread across five states in the
troubled North-East zone.
Speaking to Vanguard on Thursday, a credible
security source said that seven of the villages
are in Adamawa while the rest are in four other
states, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, and Borno, all in
the North East.
According to the source, the hit list was was
recovered by Special Forces during an
operation at the Balmo Forest.
The source said: “There are 25 towns and
communities mentioned in the Balmo Forest hit
list of the sect recovered by the troops.
“There is the general feeling that the names in
the list should not be released because it could
cause panic, anxiety and fear.
“You know that people would begin to flee the
areas once they hear anything. I can tell you
that not even one person would be left in the
places if you mention the names; and that is
unnecessary now.
“What the authorities have done is to ensure
that the security presence in the areas is
strengthened and the people get the protection
they deserve .”
Though the Director of Defence Information,
Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade could not be
reached, in some late night tweets on
Wednesday, the Defence authorities disclosed
that soldiers had been carrying out regular
patrols in some of the communities in the
general area such as Garkida, Vintim, Kumare-
Uba, Mararaba and Mubi.
It would be recalled that the Nigerian army
combating terrorism in the North-East has
recently taken full control of three communities
in Adamawa State , which had in the past few
weeks fallen under the control of Boko Haram
terrorists resulting in the displacement of many
persons.

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