The Federal Government said it has uncovered secret plots by the Islamic extremist group popularly known as Boko Haram to unleash mayhem in some parts of the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
A highly-placed security source who disclosed this to
Nigerian Tribune in Abuja on Sunday mentioned the targeted states to include
Borno, Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa, Niger and
Abuja.
The source further revealed that available security
reports nationwide indicated that the coordinated attacks scheduled to kick off
today (Xmas eve) would be targeted at churches, worship centres, recreational
centres, hotels, military and paramilitary, police and telecommunications
installations, among others.
It was gathered that following this development and its
determination to checkmate the activities of the defiant group before, during
and after the Yuletide, the Federal Government had placed all its security
agencies on red alert while military personnel from the various military
formations across the states of the federation and the FCT, Abuja have been
deployed in the perceived black spots as back-ups to the existing Special
Security Task Forces on the ground in order to ensure maximum security in such
areas and the country in general.
In addition, the source said that some notable
politicians, individuals and religious groups have been placed under strict
security surveillance for effective monitoring of their activities as well as
their movements as part of efforts at thwarting the group’s plot.
The source further hinted that the office of the National
Security Adviser (NSA) to the President is coordinating the special security
arrangements while the heads of the various security agencies have been
mandated to ensure total security within their areas of jurisdictions, with
strict warning that any noticed security lapses in any part of the country
would be visited with severe sanctions in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the affected service and the law of the land.
The Nigerian Tribune learnt authoritatively that
following this development, most of the security agencies and para-military
agencies have placed total embargo on annual leaves for their personnel, while
those who had already proceeded on their annual leaves have been directed to
report at their duty posts with immediate effect for further directives.
Findings also revealed that in line with the directive of
the Federal Government, security has been stepped up in the nation’s sea, air
and border ports as well as the highways nationwide while proper checking and
random checks were carried out on individuals, vehicles, aircraft, vessels,
ships and luggage for security reasons.
It was gathered that the various security check-points
mounted on the nation’s highways and around other public installations in the
wake of the Boko Haram activities nationwide by the army personnel have been
strengthened for effective operations, while the police have embarked on 24
hours patrol of the highways with regular, mobile and anti-terrorism personnel
under the watchful eyes of the Inspector-General of Police, to ensure adequate
security on the highways.
In addition to all these security arrangements, a source
at the Department of State Security (DSS), told the Nigerian Tribune on Sunday
that the Service had deployed more operatives and personnel in the field for
intelligence gathering and that all hands were on deck to safeguard the
security of the country before, during and after the Yuletide while both the
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC), have deployed virtually all their personnel out for the
special assignment.
A very senior officer in one of the security agencies who
spoke with our reporter in Abuja on Sunday, confirmed the fresh plot to unleash
mayhem in some parts of the country during the Yuletide by a group believed to
be Boko Haram sect but assured that there was no cause for alarm as the Federal
Government had already mobilised all its security agencies to be on red alert
for easy mobilization in case the group makes good their threat.
(Nigerian Tribune)
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