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FG Begs Boko Haram Sponsors

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10 years ago

October 8, 2014

Following the continued acts of terrorism being perpetrated in the northeastern parts of Nigeria, the Federal Government has appealed to financiers of the Boko Haram insurgents to stop sponsoring the Islamist terrorists group.
The FG also urged the insurgents to surrender themselves and their weapons to security forces as some members of the sect had done recently.
Mike Omeri, the Coordinator, National Information Centre, made the appeal in a statement issued on October 7, 2014, Tuesday in Abuja.
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The statement which was personally signed by Omeri, stated that there was no wisdom in fighting against ourselves.
“They (terrorists) should know that this war can never be won by them,” he said.
Omeri also stated the determination of the government to rescue all persons and communities traumatised by the insurgency, adding that there were concerted efforts to restore normalcy to those communities.
He commended Nigerians for their support and cooperation with the security forces, saying this was responsible for the successes so far recorded in the campaign to end insurgency.
The coordinator said that intense fighting was currently going on in parts of Adamawa, especially in Michika and Bazza among other areas to flush out the insurgents.
He said that security forces had been recording tremendous gains in recent weeks.
On last week’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, Omeri noted that the security awareness programme put in place by the Federal Government was responsible for a hitch-free celebration all over the country.
It would be recalled that the Boko Haram sect had threatened to carry out terror attacks in Nigeria during the Eid-el-Kabir festival.
A situation that prompted the Nigerian military to declare curfew in Borno state.