The Nigerian army says the attack
on the convoy of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, was carried out by
members of Boko Haram.
Zulum’s convoy was attacked on
Monday in Baga while on his way to some internally displaced persons (IDP)
camps in Kukawa local government area of the state.
The attack was initially believed
to have been carried out by Boko Haram insurgents but Zulum alleged sabotage on
the part of the army, saying he was attacked by soldiers.
Reacting to the allegation when
he featured on Channels Television, John Enenche, coordinator of defence media
operations, said the attack was not an act of sabotage, insisting that it was
perpetrated by Boko Haram.
According to him, the analysis
carried out by the army proved that its officers were not involved in the
attack.
“It was an allegation which
needed to be proved. And Also, I want to say that for such an allegation, it
calls for worry on our part at the high command of which we went into action
immediately. For you now to say sabotage, you gave superstar a baby to keep for
you and you’re saying that somebody can kill that baby is a strong accusation,”
Enenche said.
“We investigated it immediately
and the strategic level is cleared of that; operational level cleared of that,
tactical level, cleared of that. Now from the basics, I was interested and I
took a cursory look. We analysed the video, the scenery. Even from the
gunshots, the way it all played out, you will discover from the sound of the
gunshots, it is not the conventional weapons that we use.
“Now, it comes to doubt because,
from our training, you could tell the sound of a gun. And of course, if you
have operated with an enemy for some time, we call it enemy habit.
“From the analysis, it was purely
that of the enemies in that area, the Boko Harams. From the tactics, and from
the manoeuvres exhibited, it was theirs. And from the search conducted, it was
theirs. So, our fears were allayed after 48 hours. So, I can confidently tell
the public that it was not anything sabotage.”
Enenche also said contrary to
public opinion, the army is not short of officers or arms.
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