The Nigerian Army has announced plans to close designated markets in Yobe
and Borno where traders have been found to be aiding Boko Haram terrorists
with logistic supplies.
The acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, made the
disclosure at a news conference in Abuja on yesterday.
He said the plan was
part of measures
adopted to contain
attempts by some
unscrupulous
elements to sabotage
recent gains recorded
by the military in the
war against
insurgency in the
northeast.
Usman said any breach of the order of the closure of the markets would be
punished and appealed to residents of the affected areas to support new
measures, aimed at ending the insurgency permanently.
“It has come to the knowledge of the Nigerian Army that as concerted efforts
are being made to finally clear all remnants of Boko Haram insurgents in the
northeast, some unscrupulous elements have been thwarting the efforts for
pecuniary gains.
“They engage in all manner of illegal commercial activities, such as trading
and smuggling, especially during late hours, all aimed at sustaining terrorism
and insurgency.
“Consequently, the Nigerian military and, indeed, the Nigerian Army are highly
concerned with these unpatriotic acts .
“The Army is, therefore, taking drastic steps to curtail this illicit trading with
terrorists, from now on, some markets identified engaging in this illegal trade
with adversary in Borno and Yobe will be closed,’’ he said.
Usman said the military was making concerted efforts to consolidate on the
gains recently recorded in the war against terrorists in the northeast.
Usman also announced the arrest of two Nigerian Army Explosive Device
personnel at Yola Park, Adamawa, with different kinds of ammunition and
military hardware.
He said the two privates were arrested on Sunday with the unauthorised
military items to unknown destinations.
“ The items include smoke grenade, over 2,000 live rounds of special
ammunition, 50 live rounds NATO ammunition, five magazines of AK47 rifles,
two Browning machine gun live rounds of ammunition.
“Others include one jack-knife, nine jungle hats, 11 pairs of camouflage (nine
desert and three woodland green camouflage), one green beret, two general
duty belts, 12 Army T-shirts, two raincoats and five pairs of desert boots,’’
he said.
Usman said that in spite of the setbacks, the military had recently recorded
successes in its determination to flush out the remainder of the Boko Haram
elements.
Usman said troops in different operations in the northeast had killed many of
the terrorists, rescued hundreds of persons held hostage and recovered
several arms, ammunition and vehicles in the operation.
He said several hideouts of the insurgents in remote villages in Borno and
Yobe had been destroyed in the operations carried out by troops under
`Operation Lafiya Dole’. (NAN)
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/military-to-close-markets-in-borno-yobe-aiding-insurgents/
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wickedness is when u pursue people in their homes in a bid to kill them and they manage to escape and you still find them to their displaced camps to kill them..

i guess these guys are more wicked than the devil...evil BH

Oga buratai, leave trash for lawma. Ban hijab, deploy drones & survelliance. It's a war of money, weapons & intelligence. Most importantly, if the north are ready to win this war, it's game over.
Wailers sef..
The truth has spoken!

Yea strategic reasons.

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no level??