It is apparently to prevent another massacre of pupils like the one in Yobe where no fewer than 22 were killed.
In Yobe, there is a heavy security build-up to ward off insurgents.
The Defence Headquarters yesterday fingered Boko Haram as the mastermind of the murder of the Yobe pupils, amid reports that the sect denied responsibility for the gruesome action.
Defence Headquarters spokesman Brig-Gen. Chris Olukolade told our correspondent: “Even if they are denying it, Boko Haram members are those in a marauding group doing such a thing.
“The manner in which the students were killed conforms to the pattern of their operation.”
UNICEF and Amnesty International demanded the arrest of the perpetrators of the Yobe massacre and protection of pupils.
According to a top security source, the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ola Sa’ad, has directed the Joint Task Force (JTF) to protect the Government College in Maiduguri, following the receipt of threat letters from insurgents.
The source said: “As I am talking to you, JTF has moved near the school and placed it on surveillance. The school got a series of threat letters, asking students and teachers to leave because western education amounts to nothing. But our troops are up to the task.
“Also, the CDS has directed that even schools without threats from Boko Haram should be heavily protected in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
“We will certainly secure all the schools in the flashpoints.”
As at press time, it was gathered that the CDS has ordered a fresh security build-up in Yobe.
Another source said: “The fresh deployment is just a move around type. The main concern is to continue the chase against those behind the killing of these innocent 29 students.”
The state government and indigenes have demanded restoration of GSM service to allow them to assist security agencies.
But the DHQ said the disadvantages of restoring GSM service outweigh the advantages.
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