THE terrorist Islamic group, Boko Haram, appears not willing to let
go of its sinister plot to wreak a monumental havoc on the nation to
avenge the military onslaught against the group,
with intelligence report showing that the group has earmarked between
Monday, September 26 and Saturday, October 1, 2011, when Nigeria would
be celebrating its 51st independence, as the period to hit some of their
selected targets.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that security agencies have unmasked plots
by the group to use two brand of vehicles, a Nissan Sunny salon car
with registration Abuja-CL 735 ABJ and an Audi new model with Kaduna
number plate, as the cars with which to possibly carry out their next
suicide attacks on ‘very important government targets’ in the Federal
Capital Territory.
Among these targets, the source said, are the NNPC Towers in Abuja;
Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters; the Federal Ministry of Finance;
Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Army barracks and mammy markets in Abuja;
Federal Secretariat Complex; the National Assembly; Supreme Court;
Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the
Nigeria Police headquarters.
It was reliably gathered by security agencies that their target at
the Police Headquarters is yet to be accomplished, even after the
earlier attack in June this year.
Subsequently, Nigerian Tribune gathered that a new security alert has
gone out to all military, police and other security agencies to be
alive to their responsibilities and not switch off for any moment as the
sect appeared determined to carry out their destardly act.
Asked if states earmarked for attack by the group particularly those
in the Niger Delta should downgrade the threat by the sect, now that it
had narrowed its plots to attacking government assets in Abuja, the
security source said.
“It will be a big mistake as the group was very good at elements of
surprise. When you begin to think all is well, that their minds were
focused on a different target, that is when they strike at you.”
Also, Nigerian Tribune gathered that an army general has been
assigned following controversies over the release of one of the Boko
Haram’s leader, Ali Tishau, who was purportedly released to one of the
military security agencies by the police from where he gained his
freedom.
The source said that the government had taken a serious view of the
action of the said general, as his organisation is one of those
government was looking up to seriously to help it in tackling the Boko
Haram menace in the country.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
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