The Joint Military
Task Force claimed on Tuesday it had uncovered plans by Boko Haram to
strike in the North during Eid-el-kabir
(Thursday and Friday).
The JTF also alleged
that the Islamic fundamentalists had been receiving assistance from foreign
militants to carry out their deadly attacks.
In a statement,
the JTF
spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, said
the group was planning to attack
worship centres and other public places.
The statement said,
“Information available to the Joint Task Force indicates that the Boko Haram
terrorists are planning to launch massive attacks on military and civilian
targets in Borno State before, during and after the forthcoming Sallah
celebrations.
“The terrorists have
invited foreign militant groups to assist them in the anticipated attacks.
“We know where they
are coming from but we don’t want to disclose that because we don’t want to
pre-empt our security arrangement to tackle them.”
Boko Haram members
are believed to have sought training in northern Mali from Al-Qaeda in the
Islamic Maghreb and its allies. There has been intense speculation over whether
other links have been formed with foreign groups.
The JTF has claimed that insurgents from neighbouring
Chad have previously fought alongside Boko Haram.
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