The Nigerian Army has again accused some Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs), operating in the North East of breaching security and
sabotaging ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the zone.
Army Spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, on Thursday said the
military established this after the arrest of a Boko Haram commander, Mohammed
Modu on Sunday.
The army had in 2018 leveled similar accusation against NGOs
operating in the region.
Musa alleged that the high profile commander belong to the
Abubakar Shekau’s faction of the terrorist group.
The army spokesman said that preliminary investigations
revealed that the Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram had been receiving “humanitarian
support of food and drugs supplies from some NGOs operating in the North
East.’’
Musa described the NGOs’ actions – providing logistics
support to terrorists, as “serious security breaches.’’
He, therefore, warned the affected NGOs to “desist from
compromising Nigeria’s national security and war efforts against terrorism.’’
Musa advised them to operate in accordance with the extant
rules and regulations guiding the operations of humanitarian aid workers.
He said they must also operation in line with the guidelines
and procedures of International Humanitarian Laws, as well as the Laws of Armed
Conflict.
He further warned: “The Nigerian army will no longer
tolerate such acts of sabotage inimical to the fight against terrorism by any
organisation or agency, and will not hesitate to sanction any such recalcitrant
organisation as appropriate.’’
In December 2018, the army suspended the operations of the
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the
North-East theatre until further notice.
The army alleged that UNICEF had shifted from “its duty of
catering to the wellbeing of children and the vulnerable through humanitarian
activities and now engages in training selected persons for clandestine
activities.”
“The Theatre Command will not tolerate this kind of sabotage
from any individual, group of persons or organisation.
“We call on all Non-Governmental Organisations and members
of humanitarian agencies to keep to their legitimate norms in the discharge of
their acclaimed humanitarian duties.”
The army later the army announced a reversal of the decision
to suspend UNICEF from the North-East.
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