The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has described the purported new video released by leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau as fake.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the DHQ urged Nigerians not to believe the video clips because it “could be another ploy or antics of the terrorists to keep our innocent citizen off their current security alertness to maximize casualties if attacked.”
The DHQ said the “Nigerian Armed Forces are now determined more than ever before to end this ugly trend.”
According to the statement, there is no safe haven for terrorists in Nigeria.
It further disclosed that the “Armed Forces of Nigeria would continue to fight in order to consolidate the successes recorded so far and assuring Nigerians that no inch of the Nigerian territory would be allowed to be bastardized by any force of darkness again.”
“The DHQ is also reassuring the good citizens of our great country that all captives under the coffer of the Boko Haram Terrorists, would regain their freedom with the ongoing military’s final offensive against the terrorists,” the statement added.
According to the DHQ, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, “wishes to commend all officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces for their sacrifices, determination and courage to degrade the terrorists and task them to complete the good job they have started soonest in line with our rules of engagement.”
It warned Nigerians not to be carried away by the video clips, but to be extra vigilant and be security conscious at all times during Easter celebration and beyond.
“Public is also reminded to report any suspicious strange faces, movement and object to the nearest security agency so as to counter any unholy plans of the Godless terrorist group,” the DHQ concluded.
