Onyema Nwachukwu, spokesperson of
the Nigerian Army, says the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has
embarked on a massive recruitment of members.
The army recently launched a
series of offensives against the insurgents in its ongoing Operation Hadin Kai
in the north-east.
Hundreds of the insurgents,
including some of the top commanders surrendered to troops of the army a few
weeks ago.
During a tour of the Hadin Kai
theatre command in Maiduguri, Borno state on Sunday, Nwachukwu called on the
media to help block the recruitment.
He also asked members of the
public to be on the lookout within their environment.
“I will like to mention that the
ISWAP, very recently, haven been depleted by the surrendering of their member,
as well as and conflict between them,” he said.
“They have embarked on what I
will call a massive recruitment drive and I consider it very important to
engage the media to block this recruitment.
“The Boko Haram insurgents have
been surrendering. People have questioned the authenticity of the surrendering
of these insurgents and why they are surrendering at this time.
“There are also the questions on
the reintegration of these insurgents. Another question is what the plight of
the victims of the insurgency is.
“That is the essence of this
tour. The military is not resting on its oars in the fight to end insurgency
and insecurity in the country.”
He said at some point, the
insurgents almost took over the three state capitals of Adamawa, Borno and
Yobe, and were advancing towards the federal capital territory (FCT), but today
“they have been boxed in to the Timbuks”.
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