DHQ: Terrorists Now Hide IEDs in Vegetables
The Nigerian military in continuation with its sensitisation of Nigerians on the devilish strategy of the terrorists, have warned members the public to beware of the new tactics adopted by Boko Haram terrorists to perpetrate their dastardly acts of suicide bombings.
The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Defence Headquarters (DHQ, Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, in a statement yesterday, said the military discovered that the Boko Haram terrorists are determined to continues letting off bombs by masquerading as fruits and vegetable vendors, wheeling Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) as groceries into crowded areas.
The terrorists, Abubakar said, now hide IEDs under vegetable wares in carts and wheelbarrows and move to crowded places where they detonate them for maximum casualties.
He said that the recent terrorists attack in the North-east is a case in point.
The Defence spokesman said having been effectively dislodged and decimated, the terror group has begun some systematic isolated attacks mainly on soft targets in their desperation to remain relevant.”
“The Defence Headquarters hereby advises the general public to constantly be on the alert to this latest terrorist tactics and to report promptly any suspicious persons or objects to the nearest security agency,” he urged.
Abubakar while commending the public and the media for their continuous support so far, reminded that security was everybody’s concern therefore, they should join hands with the security agencies to eliminate the remnant of the terrorists.
The alert is coming as widows of soldiers slain in the Boko Haram insurgency currently raving the North-east have cried out over non-accessibility to their late husbands benefits.
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