Major General Yusuf Abubakar made the statement on Sunday, October 4,
while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri. Reacting to
the recent spate of suicide bombings by suspected insurgents in some
parts of the country, the Theater Commander, Operation 'Layiya Dole"
pointed out that the bombings were aimed at diverting the attention of
the military from achieving its target in the ongoing anti-terrorism
war.
"I want to assure all that for every second that passes, we get more
committed to fighting the insurgents; we cannot be deterred. We are
doing as much as we could to ensure that we completely eradicate the
insurgents as quickly as possible because we are aware of the timeline
within which to complete the task", he said.
He said the military had already gotten clues about those involved in the recent suicide bombings in Maiduguri.
"We searched the houses and certain items that we recovered at the vicinity gave us some clues", Abubakar said.
He said although investigations had commenced on the clues, it would take time before reaching a conclusion.
"Investigation on those that we suspect that are either participating or
hiding, fueling or conniving with those that carried out those acts, is
ongoing.
"They will be exposed in due course", Abubakar assured.
He appealed to Nigerians to be security conscious to avoid future occurrence.
"The citizens need to know that security is their personal
responsibility as individuals. They must be able to secure themselves
and doing so means they need to be security conscious. Any suspicious
movement within the environment should be reported to security agents
immediately", he advised.
Abubakar said the military was working on a strategy that would enable
individuals pass vital information to security agents without being
noticed.
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