Military Quizzes Prominent Politicians AfterFinding Clues Linking Them To Boko Haram(DETAILS)

Some prominent politicians are presently being
interrogated following discovery of their identity cards in
terrorists’ camps destroyed inside the Balmo Forest in
Bauchi State last week.
Coordinator of the National Information Centre (NIC) Mr.
Mike Omeri told reports in Abuja on Wednesday during the
regular briefing by members of the Centre on efforts to
fight terror in the country and find the over 200 Chibok
secondary school girls abducted since April 14 this year.
Assorted types of Ammo recovered from terrorists PR
Nigeria Omeri said “following the last successful operatios
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
investigated following their link with activities in the forest.
Communications materials recovered from terrorists in
Balmo Forest (Photo: Defence HQRT)
The politicians are 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,” Omeri declared.
Omeri also decried activities of some organisations and
individuals championing the cause of the abducted girls,
which he said were aiding insurgency in the country.
“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 then you are creating your own
problems.”
Assorted types of ammunition recovered from Boko
Haram fighters at Balmo Forest (Photo: Defence HQRT)
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 arrests of terrorists and their backers being
made regularly were indicative of such results which should
be encouraging to all Nigerians.
“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 flown while the President
(Goodluck Jonathan) once announced that over 20,000
troops have been deployed.”
Various forms of drugs recovered from the terrorists at
Balmo Forest (Photo: Defence HQRT)
Foreign fighters captured in raid on Boko Haram camps
in Balmo Forest (Photo: Defence HQRT)