Some prominent politicians are presently being
interrogated following the discovery of their identity cards and other
incriminating items when troops destroyed terrorists’ camp in Balmo Forest,
Bauchi State last week.
The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, NIC,
Mr. Mike Omeri, told newsmen in Abuja, yesterday: “Following the last
successful operation carried out by security forces to dislodge terrorists from
their forest bases in Darazo Local Government Area end of Balmo Forest, some
politicians are currently being interrogated following the recovery of some sensitive
registration cards and other materials of a prominent political party that were
found in the possession of some of the suspects arrested.
“Those who are being interrogated are prominent
politicians belonging to a frontline political party. Troops even recovered the
identity cards of some of the politicians.”
He, however, declined to mention any particular party.
Omeri, who has been coordinating information regarding
the efforts towards finding the Chibok schoolgirls, decried the activities of
some organisations and individuals championing the cause of the abducted girls
as, according to him, they were aiding insurgency in the country.
He said: “Some of these groups are augmenting and
supplementing terrorists by their activities because they create diversion for
security operatives from promptly responding to insurgent activities.”
Responding to a question, Army spokesman, Major General
Chris Olukolade insisted that the military and other security agencies were
getting results in their fight against terror.
He noted that the regular arrests of terrorists and their
backers were indicative of such results which should be encouraging to all
Nigerians.
He said: “Nigerians should be assured that there is hope
of finding and bringing back the girls; there is hope that the terrorists will
be defeated and good progress is being made.
“We told you earlier that over 250 sorties have been
flown while President Goodluck Jonathan once announced that over 20,000 troops
have been deployed.”
‘BringBackOurgirls deceives public’
Spokesperson for the Department of State Services, DSS,
Mrs. Marilyn Ogar, accused the BringBackOurGirls campaigners of turning
the issue into a franchise.
She said: “BringBackOurGirls movement has become a
franchise and security forces know what they are up to. If it is an ordinary
movement seeking to pile pressure on government or security agencies to free
these girls, there will be no need for the group to begin to have tags and
insist that you must be registered.
“Security forces also know that they have bank accounts.
We also know that they want to simulate a protest march inside Asokoro
Extension in Abuja and claim that they were doing so inside Sambi-sa Forest, to
be reported in some foreign media.
-vanguard
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