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| FG to go after Boko sponsors | |
| 2014-03-13 | |
[SUNNEWSONLINE] Indications have emerged that the federal government has concluded plans to go after the sponsors and perceived sympathizers of the Boko-Haram bully boyz group in the country.
This is coming just it was learnt that the Army Headquarters in Abuja has concluded plans to induct the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Special Reserve Battalion into the theatre of war in the north east. The Chief of Army Staff Special Reserve Battalion also known as '101 Battalion' is on standby with very high morale to move to the north east. The military source also informed Daily Sun that another impetus and advantage the forces of Evil enjoy is the pecuniary interest of most northern oil dealers who smuggle their petroleum allocation across the Nigerian boarders in Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Yobe and Borno. This oil supply, we gathered has remained a boost to the mobility of the turbans, also lubricated their income and assisted them in other ways to continue to the assault on Nigeria. The military said that for the war to be over soon, the federal government needs to foster a better manning of the borders through a joint operation of the Immigration, Customs and the joint military forces to make sure this leakage and passage of oil supply that runs into hundreds of tankers in a week doesn't continue. The COAS special reserve troops is the last crack alternative that is left as back-up for military emergencies, and for the COAS to throw this trump card entails the most decisive step to face Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... headlong. A reliable military source told Daily Sun that the movement which will commence any moment from now means that the whole army is going into the north east to engage the forces of Evil in a fierce battle to conquer them in the shortest possible time. The source said there has been massive movement of soldiers to the North East with the latest being the deployment of 81 Battalion and 213 Battalion told Daily Sun that "as I speak to you now, 81, Battalion and 213 Battalion have already been inducted into the theatre while arrangement have reached an advanced stage to induct 101 Battalion any moment from now." According to the source, 101 Battalion is the Chief of Army Staff Special Reserve Battalion meaning that if the troop goes to the North East, a good percentage of the Nigeria Army would have been involved, and I don't need to tell you what the result will be like as soon as they are inducted into the theatre". To underscore the seriousness of the operation, the Guards Brigade, which is a presidential guard was asked to contribute troops for the operation. The source further stated that the essence "is to saturate the entire north east with adequate manpower, more artillery pieces and armoured carriers from all parts of the country to that area and the overall effect is that the three months notice by the Chef of Defence Staff is achievable." Two military sources also pointed out that the seriousness of the army that has been challenged severally by the incessant comments by boko haram commanders of their ability to defeat the Nigerian military, is a clear indication that the pronouncement by the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh to end insurgency by April, was feasible. Daily Sun also gathered that the battle against the forces of Evil has taken a new dimension as the army has deployed its full arsenal of war with the deployment of high calibre of equipment fit for the purpose. Unlike before when they operated on internal security strategy using light weapons and applied minimum force, the story has changed since the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah. In the past few days, military sources admitted that the forces of Evil have been terribly routed, with many of them fleeing the zone into neighbouring countries from which they come. Few of them that still stuck to their guns have found abode in Adamawa, where they have been sneaking in and attacking innocent Nigerians in the past few days. Similarly, several armoury used by the forces of Evil have equally been located by troops and destroyed just as those captured by solders alive are said display shocking cowardice pleading with the soldiers not to kill them as they are ready to confess. "Some of them behave exactly like little children if you understand what I mean, they don't behave like men, they cry, beg and ask for forgiveness, it is a very shameful sight." So far, Daily Sun was informed that the soldiers are now taking the war to the doorsteps of the Boko Haram group who are now on the retreat. The forces of Evil are said to have abandoned their camps as the soldiers have made their abode too uncomfortable. According to intelligence report obtain by the military about three hundred truck load of petroleum product leaves the country every week through Sokoto, Katsina and the other borders. The terrorist group with the help of their supporters in government use the proceeds from the sale of the oil to unleash terror on Nigerians. The source while noting that the operation to mop up the bully boyz is not a difficult one as such, however, said "there is a bigger dimension to our discovery in fighting the turbans. "The oil trade route is like the revival of the Trans-Sahara trade route during the slave trade years we were taught in primary school. "The bully boyz depend highly on petroleum product because it us very cheap compared to that of other countries and coupled with the removal of fuel subsidy." | |
| Posted by:Fred |