The
Army Chief, the Defence Headquarters urged Nigerians to ignore the latest video
released by Boko haram in which it vowed to capture President Muhammadu Buhari.
The
Acting Director Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, described the
threat as empty, lacking in substance and a joke.
Abubakar
said the military had dealt with the insurgents in such a way that they had
migrated to the cyberspace to make empty threats.
He
said the latest video by the insurgents was an attempt to remind Nigerians that
they once existed.
He
stressed that the military was aware of what it had done and was still planning
to do to the insurgent group.
Abubakar,
who described the video as a sign of weakness, said the threat posed by the
group was almost being brought to an end.
He
said, “We don’t have any comment. We know what we have done, and what we are
planning to do. The only place they have agenda for now is the social media.
“The
only ground the Boko Haram can go to hide and pretend to be alive is the social
media because it is everybody’s home.
“The
so-called video is an attempt by the remnants to remind us that there were once
some Boko Haram elements.
“The
issue of the threat to capture PMB is a complete joke and a dream of the
century. Therefore, the entire clip should be ignored as everybody is
appreciative of our feat against Boko Haram.
“It
is not just an empty threat; it is a threat that has no substance at all. It is
a senseless threat from their imagination. Nigeria should simply ignore it.”
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