Troops foil terrorists’ tricks of evading air raids

By Sadiq Abubakar

Maiduguri

The Boko Haram terrorists’ tricks of evading air raids have been unravelled by the Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole combating insurgency in the North East.
The Boko Haram terrorists group has always perfected survival tricks to continue their nefarious activities through enticement, deceit, concealment and outright propaganda.
A statement issued in Maiduguri yesterday by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig.- Gen Usman Sani Kukasheka said these were decoded through credible intelligence which became imperative for the public to be aware of.
The insurgents deployed special roofing techniques in order to avoid air detection and bombardment from the Nigerian Air Force while they resort to roofing their living accommodation and hideouts with a mixture of coated sugar and mud so that the roof will not reflect when there is sun shine.
However, it stated that decisive measures have been taken to deal with this deception.
The statement added that there was no doubt that the main Boko Haram terrorists group factional leader, Abubakar Shekau, was in a terrible state of health and not much a threat as he is now a spent horse, waiting for his waterloo.
The statement assured that, Abu Mus’ab Albarnawiy, who has been busy deceiving and recruiting gullible persons, especially misguided youths into his fold, would soon be captured.
“We reliably learnt that some misguided persons, particularly youths, are getting conscripted into the sect through enticements.
“The faction has recruiters all over the country, especially in the North east. However, their clearing house for such conscripts is at Potiskum, Yobe state. Efforts are ongoing to track those involved.
“There is no doubt that Mamman Nur Algadi has been wounded and he is more or less a cripple since 2014 at Mubi, he was hit by NAF while on motorcycle.
“He was wounded along with one Abu Mujahid, an indigene of Saminaka, Kaduna State, who was later executed by Abubakar Shekau.”

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