The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has alerted of plans by the Boko Haram sect to carry out “large scale bombings” during the Ramadan period.
A statement by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said the suspected insurgents plan to leverage on the usual large gathering of worshippers during morning and evening prayer sessions, to carry out their plan.
He, therefore, enjoined the public to be more security conscious during the period.
“Information available to this Headquarters indicates plans by terrorists to use the Ramadan period which usually attracts gathering of large number of persons during morning and evening worships and prayers to carry out large scale bombings.
“Against this background, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) wishes to once again advice the general public to be watchful of strange persons and objects in their localities particularly, around places of worships and to promptly report same to security agencies. It is further to advice that adequate security and surveillance be evolved by respective places of worship to forestall any unwholesome acts by some unscrupulous elements.
“The DHQ wishes to reassure law abiding citizens to go about their normal businesses while efforts are being made to eliminate the remnants of the terrorists from their hideouts as well as addressing other security challenges in the country,” the DDI said.
New Telegraph
