Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians not to despair and give in to terrorists’ blackmail.
In a statement from his media office in Abuja, the former Vice President said the Boko Haram insurgents’ wants to paralyze the country with fear and force Nigerians into submission. He said the recent bomb blasts in Kuje and Nyanya areas of Abuja was Boko Haram’s psychological tool for intimidating and forcing citizens into surrender and inaction. The former Vice President said it was evident that by targeting suburban Abuja, the Boko Haram terrorists wanted to persuade Nigerians to believe they are invincible, and thereby paralyse the country with fear and force it into submission. While asking Nigerians not to be deceived by such desperate tactics by the Boko Haram militants that primarily target non-combatants or innocent and defenseless civilians, Atiku said the Boko Haram terrorists have been militarily degraded by the new offensive strategy adopted by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, which have sent the militants packing from towns and villages they previously captured and occupied. He said the terrorists are bitter and frustrated that the Buhari administration is now taking the war to the enemy camp, which has forced them into disarray.
He noted that the massive territorial losses suffered by the terrorists and the blockade of their weapons supply lines, have significantly reduced their operational capabilities in terms of direct confrontation with the counter-terrorism forces.
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