The Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja decried the rate at which the Boko Haram insurgents have been using fake military camouflage to attack civilians.<\/p>\n
Maj.-Gen. Mobolaji Koleoso, the Chief of Civil Military Affairs of the Nigerian Army, said this while briefing newsmen on the security situation in the country.<\/p>\n
He said the Army had observed with dismay the illegal possession and abuse of military camouflage by the Boko Haram insurgents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis trend is indeed worrisome, hence the need to enlighten the public to be cautious and report suspicious persons using illegal camouflage, to relevant security agencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cA recent exchange of gun fire with the insurgents in the North Eastern part of the country which resulted in a large number of causalities on their side showed that the insurgents were dressed in fake military camouflage.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the unsuspecting populace, these insurgents would have been misconstrued as soldiers of the Nigerian Army,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n
Koleoso explained that the army had been erroneously accused of heinous crimes on innocent citizens, \u201cnot knowing that the Boko Haram insurgents have been the perpetrators of this dastardly act.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
On the Daura attack in Katsina State, Koleoso said that the 35 Battalion of the Nigerian Army received a distress call at about 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 and troops moved into Daura to take charge of the situation.<\/p>\n
He said that in the ensuing firefight, two soldiers were killed and an officer was shot and wounded.<\/p>\n
According to Koleoso him, two Boko Haram terrorist were killed, while three escaped with their vehicle but had an accident and died.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome quantities of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered, while the two Golf cars used by the terrorists, 10 AK47 riffles and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Koeloso said that some of the terrorists escaped with gun shots wounds and appealed to the public to report to the nearest security agency any person with bullet wounds.<\/p>\n
He warned hospitals and clinics not to treat cases of gunshot wounds without reporting such cases to security agencies.<\/p>\n
Koleoso also warned that anybody who hides any terrorist would put himself or herself in dangers, \u201cas they will be acting against the public and national interest\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
He gave assurance that the army and other security agencies were determined and committed to defeating terrorists and other criminal elements in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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