The threat was contained in a statement signed by Abu Zaid, identified as aspokesman for the Islamist sect known as Boko Haram.
It was anonymously distributed to journalists and its authenticity could not be verified.
It made reference to recent comments from army chief General Azubuike Ihejirika dismissing the Islamistsas "cowards" for engaging in hit-and-run attacks.
"We consider your description of us as cowards as an affront that will not be ignored... We will soon continue with attacks on militarybarracks to prove our capability to General Ihejirika," the statement said.
"We have attacked you in your barracks and by Allah's grace we will do it again very soon," said the statement written in the Hausa dialect widely spoken in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, where most of the violence has occurred.
The sect has claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on a number of markets located at military barracks.
Last month, it also claimed a bomb blast that struck a car park at national police headquarters in Abuja, saying it was a response to police chief Hafiz Ringim's remarks that the sect's days were numbered.(Ascology News)
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