Troops who stormed a terrorist
camp in Balmo Forest, Bauchi State last week and destroyed it were reportedly said to have found
identity cards and other
incriminating items of some top
politicians.
The politicians who have been
arrested are presently being
interrogated over evidence of their
ties with the dreaded terror sect,
Boko haram, according to vanguard.
The Coordinator of the National
Information Centre, NIC, Mr. Mike
Omeri, told newsmen in Abuja,
yesterday:
“Following the last successful
operation 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 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.”
Mike Omeri, however, declined to
mention names of the politicians.
Meanwhile Omeri while speaking on
the efforts to rescue the abducted
Chibok girls blamed the activities of
some organisations and individuals
in aiding insurgency in the country.
He said: “S ome of these groups are
augmenting and supplementing
terrorists by their activities because
they create diversion for security
operatives from promptly
responding to insurgent activities.”
“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" Omeri said .
Meanwhile it was reported yesterday
that troops had to dig a hole in
order to gain entrance into the
home of a Boko Haram kingpin
reportedly killed during a shootout
in Kaduna on Sunday, 6 July, 2014.
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