DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS : BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS USUALLY CARRY HEAVY CASH
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has said that the war against insurgency in the North East has led to some discoveries by troops, who noticed heavy sum of cash on the bodies of dead Boko Haram fighters.
“Troops recently found the sum of two million naira on one neutralised Boko Haram fighter in the theatre of operations in the North East and this has been the trend each time we search their fallen fighters”, Ag. Director, Defence Information, General John Agim, told journalists in Abuja
He said the ‘’Operation Whirl Stroke’’ launched by the DHQ in the North-central and the North-west to check cases of attacks on communities was already yielding results with many armed herdsmen/militia either arrested or killed by Special Forces.
The Defence spokesman also gave reasons for the presence of troops in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, saying they remain deployed to take care of unforeseen developments.
He added that the presence of troops gives confidence to investors and businesses to remain in operation saying, the military cannot on their own withdraw from areas where operations have been concluded unless directed to withdraw.
He further explained that in order to effectively check insecurity in the country, the military high command had suggested the need for a more robust policing of all border points and visitors in the country, stating that the military operation code-named ‘Lafiya Dole’ was still very active in the North-East and would continue to rescue victims and profile them before handing them over to the police.
SOURCE – THISDAY NEWS
