According to- SAHARA REPORTERS
Barely 24 hours after the deadly bombings of Nyanya Motor Park by
suspected Boko Haram members, a credible military source today told
SaharaReporters that members of the sect are congregating in Abuja
satellite areas planning attacks inside the city, but that the security
agencies are aware of their presence.
About 100 persons were killed in Monday morning’s attack, with close to 200 reported to be injured.
The source said the Boko Haram presence has been identified in such
locations as Kaduna, Niger and Nasarawa states, but that until the
security agencies launch tough operations in those locations, satellite
towns around Abuja will suffer sporadic attacks such as was experienced
in Nyanya on Monday morning.
READ MORE AFTER THE CUT.........................
“It is not a secret, the intelligence corps of the three military
services and the SSS know this fact that there are suspected Boko Haram
congregating in border locations with Abuja,” he said.
“And their entire goal is to penetrate into the heart of Abuja after
the attacks on UN Building, Police Headquarters and our barracks. This
is real; there have been arrests and some evidence to that effect.”
He noted that whether the security agencies are doing the right
things and maintaining effective surveillance is a different question,
as there is laxity in intelligence gathering and in countering the
menace in those satellite areas.
The source called for robust surveillance in order to avoid
Nyanya-style attacks. "If they find it difficult to enter Abuja, they
will attack soft targets, so there is urgent need to intensify manhunt
in border tows as soon as possible."
No comments:
Post a Comment