Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Army Declares 100 Boko Haram Members Wanted

The Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai on
Wednesday declared 100 members of the Boko Haram
insurgents wanted.
According to him, the arrest of the wanted members of the
sect would help a great deal in the final push against the
Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeast region and the
country in general.

Lt Gen Tukur Buratai who spoke at the lunching of the
Anti-Boko Haram Terrorists Campaign materials at the
Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri, Head-quarters of the 7
Division Nigeria Army also displayed the photographs of
the 100 Boko Haram militants.
He solicited for the support of the general public to assist
in the arrest and prosecution of the suspected insurgents
who have allegedly unleashed terror on the people in the
region. His words: “The fight against Boko Haram insurgency is a
collective responsibility of all, including the media. These
photographs of terrorists’ suspects are to be identified with
their numbers attached to each of the 100 photos, while
members of the general public could send in more
information on the locations or whereabouts of these Boko
Haram sect members that appeared in these special photo
identifications. Each of the suspects must have either
participated or involved in the ongoing war in the theatre
operations of Lafiya Dole.
“If any member of the general public identifies the location
and whereabouts of these suspects, please contact these
three telephone numbers in this launched anti-terrorism
campaign materials in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital,”
Buratai requested He disclosed that most of the suspects are teenagers,
adding that  only three are above the age of 70 years.
Though he was not specific with an amount of any
ransom placed on the wanted terrorists, Buratai however
announced a handsome reward for any person with useful
information leading to their arrest.
The Chief of Army Staff assured that all information
provided will be treated with utmost confidentiality of the
informant.
The public were therefore enjoined to use the following
GSM nos to reach the military, the nos are; 0818155888,
08160030300
and 07053333123 .

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