Boko Haram bombings will soon stop, Nigerian Army assures after attacks

Boko Haram bombings will soon stop, Nigerian Army assures after attacks

The Nigerian Army has assured citizens that bomb attacks by Boko Haram insurgents will soon end because the outfit is doing all possible to put end to them.

Boko Haram bombings will soon stop, Nigerian Army assures after attacks
Operation Lafiya Dole theatre commander Major General Lucky Irabor says Boko Haram bomb attacks would soon end.

This assurance came from the Theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole Major-General Lucky Irabor during Thursday, February 2’s press briefing in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

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Legit.ng has compiled some of the top talking points of the information-sharing event from the direct quotes of Major-General Irabor and they are:

1. Not fewer than 3,332 Boko Haram suspects were arrested between January 11 and February 1, 2017.

2. The coordinates used by the Nigerian Air Force in the Rann bombing were incorrect but there were Boko Haram insurgents in the area. It’s the fact that the coordinates were wrong that led to that unfortunate incident of the accidental bombing of the IDP camp.

3. A rally has been held to sensitize people in areas prone to Boko Haram attacks and elsewhere about the need to be responsive to the threat and tip off security agencies.

4. For every bomb attack that occurs, 20 more have been prevented as the military's interceptions of Boko Haram's equipment and bomb materials show.

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5. A Boko Haram attack on Rann IDP camp just about a day after accidental bombing by Air Force jet is proof that the insurgents were in the area when the coordinates were received by the pilot.

6. Nigerian Army seizes a truck carrying 278 bags of fertilizer used for bombs by Boko Haram hidden under bags of sugar.

Source: Legit.ng

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