By Musa Umar Bologi
Abuja
The Defence Headquarters has urged residents in the North-east to be wary of unsolicited service or presence of vigilantes or hunters in their neighborhood, as fleeing terrorists from Sambisa Forest now disguised as vigilantes and hunters to evade easy detection by the military.
Defence spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said terrorists, after been smoked out of Sambisa Forest, dress like vigilantes or hunters to deceive unsuspecting members of the public of their true identity, in order to wreak havoc on innocent Nigerians.
He said: “The case of Kuda-Kaya village in Madadali community of Adamawa State where a group of Boko Haram terrorists, dressed like vigilantes, opened fire on elated people during a ceremony readily come to mind.
“The general public is hereby advised to be wary of unsubscribed services or presence of vigilantes or hunters in their neighbourhood in order not to ignorantly harbour killer gang in their midst.”
He also urged people to be security conscious, at all times, and report promptly to security agencies of any suspicious persons or group of persons in their community.
