DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
P M B 309
GARKI - ABUJA
PRESS
RELEASE
More terrorists have been
arrested while 13 of them died following a raid on their make-shift camp sited
between Borno and Adamawa states. Some of those who escaped from earlier raid
have also been picked up in Maiduguri and environs.
Meanwhile, calm has
returned to Shuwa after the pandemonium generated by the panic in the community
this morning when people sighted the convoy of troops going after terrorists
and mistook it for another round of attack. The confusion also led to the claim
that the Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako who had visited the community
was attacked by terrorists. The military authorities have refuted the claim.
The troops were on assignment to block a discovered entry and exit point of
terrorists into the country through the state. The community has
been assured of their safety as normalcy has returned.
NO ATTACK ON GOVERNOR NYAKO’S CONVOY
The alleged attack on the
convoy of Governor Nyako as presented in a breaking news report on some
television channels this afternoon is not true. The
truth is that the Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako visited Michika and
Shuwa areas of the State to sympathise with the communities that were attacked
by terrorists recently. While returning, the convoy came across a
noticeable pandemonium which resulted from the alarm raised by some people who
had mistaken a convoy movement of troops on patrol at Kirchinga village, for
another impending attack by terrorists. In the ensuing stampede and
confusion, people scampered into the bush ostensibly to escape from those
mistaken for terrorists.
The incident which was
presented as a “Breaking News” and scrolled on TV is therefore not a true
reflection of what actually happened. The report is capable of
causing unnecessary anxiety and heightening tension.
The military authorities
therefore find it necessary to put the records straight and call on residents
to go about their normal activities while remaining vigilant. The
operations in the North East are being consolidated and every effort is made to
stop the terrorists from continuing their atrocities in that part of the
country.
Chris OLUKOLADE
Major General
Director Defence Information
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