Insurgency: Army Reads Riot Act To Borno Communities

The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Faruk Yahaya, on Friday, issued a strong warning to some communities in Borno State allegedly collaborating with Boko Haram terrorists to desist from the act.

A statement issued on Friday by the spokesperson for the Theatre Command, Colonel Ado Isa, said the warning is the outcome of a meeting with components of the Multi-National Joint Task Force on the rising spate of insecurity in the state.

The statement also quoted the Commander as saying: “We also wish to warn all groups or communities hobnobbing with Boko Haram/ISWAP to sever such relations or the military takes drastic action against such defaulters.”

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According to the military, the level of collaboration and support ranged from providing information and intelligence on troops and law-abiding citizens to logistics supply and trading with the terrorists.

The theatre commander observed that there are “obvious implications and the dangers of collaborating with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and other criminal elements in the society.”

Benisheik, Jakana, Mainok, Magumeri, Gajiram and Gubio, all in Borno State were indicted in the statement for allegedly harbouring “unpatriotic and heartless criminal elements.”

“Anyone caught will face the full wrath of the law as we will not tolerate anyone sabotaging our concerted counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts through collaboration with the Boko Haram terrorists,” he added.

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