BOKO HARAM DID NOT KILL 150 IN YOBE
Attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to the media
reports which claim that over 150 people from Kukuwa-Gari village were shot
dead by Boko Haram gunmen in Yobe State while many others fleeing from the
gunmen drowned in Yobe River in the mid-afternoon yesterday. The military
wishes to state that the story is not true, utterly scurrilous and very
misleading.
However, the truth of the matter is the military got an intelligence
report concerning a planned attack by Boko Haram on Kukuwa-Gari village in Yobe
State. Following the tip-off, troops and civilian JTF laid ambush between
Kukuwatashi and Kukuwa-Gari villages. The insurgents ran into them and a
gun-battle ensued in which four Boko
Haram members and one civilian JTF lost their lives. At the end of the
encounter, 2 x AK 47 rifles and 2 x motorcycles used by the Boko Haram
terrorists were recovered from them.
The Armed Forces therefore implore the media to always seek
clarification of stories before going to press as most of these unsubstantiated
reports tend to embolden or encourage the terrorists to believe they are
invincible, thus instilling perpetual fear in the minds of the citizens,
especially, those in the contested areas of the North East.
The military is doing all within its power to protect lives and
property of Nigerians in any part of the country and thus, solicits cooperation
and understanding of the media to be partners in progress in this noble task.
Colonel Rabe Abubkar
Acting Director Defence Information
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