The Nigerian army has issued a new warning about the plans of the deadly Boko Haram sect to perpetrate evil during Ramadan.
Boko Haram
The Defence Headquarters has raised the alarm that members of the
Boko Haram sect were planning a large scale bombing during the Ramadan
festival.
The Punch reports that the Acting Director Defence Information,
Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said in an electronic mail on Saturday that
the insurgents had a plan to carry out massive bomb attacks during early
morning and evening prayers during Ramadan.
Abubakar urged religious organisations to take necessary security precautions during the period.
He also called on the members of the public to be on the watch out
for strange objects and report all suspicious movements to security
operatives for prompt action.
He said, “Information available to this Headquarters indicated
plans by terrorists to use the Ramadan period which usually attracts
gathering of large number of persons during morning and evening worships
and prayers to carry out large scale bombings.
“Against this background, the Defence Headquarters wishes to
once again advice the general public to be watchful of strange persons
and objects in their localities particularly, around places of worship
and to promptly report same to security agencies.
“It is further to advice that adequate security and
surveillance be evolved by respective places of worship to forestall any
unwholesome acts by some unscrupulous elements.
“The DHQ wishes to reassure law abiding citizens to go about
their normal businesses while efforts are being made to eliminate the
remnants of the terrorists from their hideouts as well as addressing
other security challenges in the country.”
