Nigerian Army on Wednesday issued a warning of a possible terrorist attack in Kano during the Easter.
The warning by the General Officer
Commanding 1 Mechanized Division, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab, came
after the Joint Military Taskforce killed three suspected members of
Boko Haram in a gunfight in Kano on Tuesday.
Wahab, who was on a familiarisation
tour to his command, said at the Bukavu Barracks, Kano on Wednesday
that intelligence reports had indicated a possible by suspected Boko
Haram members during the Christian festivities, from Friday to Monday.
Book Haram claimed responsibility for the January 20 coordinated bombings which left 185 people dead in Kano.
The GOC, who praised Kano residents
for assisting the JTF in its fight against terrorism in the state,
assured that everyone would be protected during the Easter and beyond.
He said, “If security situation in Kano
is guaranteed, then we will get security situation back in Nigeria. I
want to appeal to the average Nigerian, especially the good people of
Kano to realise that the soldiers are out to ensure their safety and
security.
“Nobody is out to harass or provoke
anybody, rather we want to be sure that our job is done professionally.
And we all need to realize that the guys we are dealing with are living
among us, they are fellow Nigerians like us.
“So, it takes a lot for us to be able to
fish them out. If we don’t do a thorough job, the possibility of these
people escaping from one point to the other will be high. And if they
perpetrate what happened here in Kano second time—what happened on
January 20, if it is repeated, I’m sure the average person will write
the Nigerian Army off; and we don’t want that to happen.”
Culled from The Punch
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