The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has
revealed that Boko Haram terrorists can be found everywhere in Nigeria
including Lagos State.
Buratai disclosed that the terrorist group is not restricted
to the North-east alone but are currently scattered all over Nigeria.
Featuring on Arise Television, the Army Chief said since
members of Boko Haram have been subdued in the North-east, they have moved to
other parts of the country.
He stated that though the military has defeated Boko Haram,
its currently facing the challenge of terrorism.
According to Buratai, terrorism would remain in Nigeria for
years.
He said: “We have defeated insurgency, but facing the
challenge of terrorism.
“There is no where you will not find Boko Haram – even in
Lagos here, there are Boko Haram. In Kaduna, there are Boko Haram. There are
more across the North-east. Many have been arrested here in Lagos. We have been
tracking them. We arrest them and take them into custody.
“We must differentiate between insurgency and terrorism. I
have tried to tell them at the National Assembly. Someone said three local
governments are under Boko Haram. How?
“These guys are not controlling any territory. They
attempted to establish their territory, caliphate in Gwoza but they have not
been able to because they were flushed out. That is insurgency. They are not
holding any territory.
“Typically, that is the end if insurgency. But what of
terrorism? Terrorism will outlive you and me and probably everybody in this
house because terrorism, since it started, just like armed robbery, like
kidnapping, burglary, cultism, it would continue.
“These are all smaller parts of terrorism. It is when it
goes higher that you have arsons, like it happened in Borno yesterday, murder
and so on deliberately, no cause.”
Just yesterday, Boko Haram sect had attacked Jiddari-Polo
area, near Maiduguri, Borno State shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari’s
sympathy visit over an earlier attack in Auno area of the state.
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