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The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to an ill-informed publication by an online news medium Sahara Reporters of 11 May 2021 where it was alleged that Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province had distributed Ramadan welfare packages to some residents of Borno and Yobe States. The article went on to give breakdown of the food items distributed including cash which the publisher alleged was meant to entice the locals to join the terrorists ranks. The article then switched to speak on the 2019 report of International Crisis Group which tended to pour encomiums on the terrorists recruitment system since breaking away from the Abubakar Shekau's faction. Unfortunately the article did not mention any specific location where the alleged distribution took place.

The NA being a professional organisation decided to look at the article with every seriousness with a view to making intelligence out of it. However, our analysis established that there was nothing substantial about the claim except that it was a hurriedly packaged piece of propaganda that was meant to distract the populace away from the recent defeats being suffered by the terrorists. It is a notorious fact that the terrorists at various times have made several attempts to make the lives of the residents of these states miserable through the Ramadan season which were met with overwhelming response from the troops of Operation Hadin Kai. The most recent of such being their failure to sneak into Maiduguri on 11 May 2021 same day this ill-conceived article was published. The fate of the terrorists that made that audacious attempt is already a public knowledge.

The author of this article displayed his/her clear lack of situational awareness by getting designation of the various terrorist groups moduled up. In the self-styled amateurish publication, there was no single mention of any community that the said distribution took place which is indicative of the fact that there was indeed no community or village where such activity took place. The writer consciously omitted such an important part knowing that once a name is attached to the publication it would be much easier to unravel the motive behind it, which is simply to mislead the unsuspecting readers.

Our team of eagle-eyed analysts went further to critically examine the pictures attached to this malicious publication and discovered that they were simply stage-managed in a typical terrorists-styled propaganda. The uncoordinated director of the photo shoot presented the pictures according his IQ and decided to measure the standard of the Nigerian public from his own personal standing. He used two poorly constructed shacks sited in the wilderness in multiple scenes by simply changing the arrangement of items and introducing different faces to make it look like an existing structure. He later posted a truck loaded with bags and a few terrorists on it parked in the middle of nowhere. A closer look at the background of all the pictures clearly showed an empty forest with no signs of human habitation or activity except the few terrorists and some children that must have forcefully taken away from their parents. These facts therefore met every known style of the terrorists propaganda.

The million dollar question here is why the choice of Sahara Reporters as the medium to propagate such unfounded piece that failed every test of professional journalism? Could it be that the terrorists find the media outfit fertile enough for propagating their devilish stories? These are questions that demand answers from the publishers of this piece of disinformation.

The NA therefore calls on the general public to disregard this article as it is nothing but a tissue of lies aimed at misleading them. The NA under the leadership of the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru will continue to maintain the pressure on the remnants of terrorists hibernating in the forests around the North Eastern borders until they are completely obliterated.

You are kindly requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your medium.

MOHAMMED YERIMA
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations
13 May 2021

HQNigerianArmy

So Nig.Army denying truth is now news?

Meanwhile we are still holding a crucial meeting here...

The million dollar question here is why the choice of Sahara Reporters as the medium to propagate such unfounded piece that failed every test of professional journalism?

But when they report that you recover territories its not unfounded.
This is the same army that bombed idp camps, bombed their own foot soliders and you still expect us to listen to your watery reports.

Are these guys seriously denying what was very clear??


I can't believe how low they've become

IF THEY CAN DENY KILLING PEOPLE AT THE LEKKI TOLL GATE AFTER ALL THE EVIDENCES,AM NOT SUPRISED THEY'RE DENYING THIS.

Nigeriam army with lies na 5&6

Aboks:
Nigeriam army with lies na 5&6

I day tell u

As usual, the sky is Blue and the Earth is sphere.

I knew na Fake News since from the beginning.
How can dey operate freely in Yobe ask yourself this question.

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Boko Haram distributed package?
Abeg whoever cast that news no sabi lie...

Everyone fears Boko and they know it, except they shared the package amongst themselves...


By the way, the government is deliberately living Boko Haram alive because all it takes to end Boko Haram is just one or two air strikes in their base...

I knew it ..it was photoshop


Useless government as usual ...is there anything good in this illiterate government... Absolutely NO..


1..the best Lies....... E dey dis government
2..The best molester... E dey dis government
3..Terrorist.... E dey dis government
4..Cows .... E dey dis government
5..Dundi .... E dey government
6..Prefer cows more dan human... E dey too
7..Oppression... E full dis government
8..No certificate... E full dis government
9..Killing of innocent citizen... E full dis government.. e.t.c. TH LIST IS ENDLESS

Nothing good will ever comes out from this clown government

I trust Sahara reporter more than our Nigerian army or government

there are still good Nigerians out there and Sahara is their outlet to expose rot in the system

they smuggle tiny information to Sahara reporter, because they want to help.

Will they ever agree to it ?
Believe the NA at your own risk

I don't usually believe Nigeria government.

Ehh??

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Smh. It's so terrible that even the Nigeria Army can't be trusted.

So where were the picture gotten from or were they photoshopped.

Even so, the last person to ever trust is the Nigeria Army.

They have no dignity at all, judging from many lies they have told in the past and how they always cover up their evil deeds.

I see them as another arm of political organisation.

Debunk everywhere

Eagle eyed specialist ... It is well.

Something we all saw kro kro

Noted

The fact that NA is attempting to debunk that narrative implies that it actually happened!!

If Nigeria army debunks it, it is true

If you believe that Nigerian government is Bokoharam and Bokoharam is Nigerian government, hit like.
But if you believe that one day Nigeria will be better than England, share.

Sahara Reporters= FAKE NEWS

Story for the what??

They said One picture is worth more than a thousand words.

Below we have 4 pictures.

Once the Nigerian army debunks a news, just know it's the truth. Nonsense and ingredients

dey no get bunker na to debunk Dem get...

There was no need for this shameless denial , when we have seen videos of Boko Haram walking about Geidam unchallenged and even holding large sermons

Nigeria army and lie mohammed are like 5&6