The Nigerian Army has alerted residents of restive northeast
Borno State on a planned attack by Boko Haram terrorists
using beggars and other strategies.
Spokesperson for the military special operation against
insurgency, Colonel Mustapha Anka, made this known in a
statement reaching Xinhua in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Under the plan, concealed explosives in bundles of firewood
are to be placed in crowded and strategic areas of Maiduguri
and environs to cause havoc, Colonel Anka said.
According to him, the terrorists had also devised a new means
of attracting the public by shouting Boko Haram to create
panic.
He said the general public should be wary of a terrorist plan
to deceive the public by way of shouting Boko Haram to
create panic in order to lure unsuspecting public for
maximum casualty while detonating their bombs during and
after the new year celebrations.
Col Anka reminded the public to be extra vigilant during and
after the new year celebrations as the ban on knockout and
fireworks is still in force.
The state government had announced total restriction on
vehicular movement during the new year celebrations.
Boko Haram, a militant group, which has since 2009 waged a
campaign of violence in Nigeria in an effort to establish an
Islamic state, is suspected to be responsible for these series of
blasts.
It has killed some 13,000 people and kidnapped hundreds,
with surrounding countries such as Niger, Chad and
Cameroon affected.
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