Boko Haram terrorists, not soldiers attacked the convoy of the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Monday, the Nigerian Army has declared.
The clarification was made on Thursday by the coordinator of Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, when he spoke on Channels Television.
The Nigerian Army’s reaction followed the claim by Zulum that the attack on his convoy on Monday in Baga area of Borno State was by soldiers and not members of the Boko Haram terrorists group as initially believed.
According to him, some soldiers were saboteurs.
But dismissing the claim by Zulum, Enenche said a thorough investigation was carried out on his allegation and it was found out to be untrue.
His words: “From the analysis, it was purely that of the enemies in that area, the Boko Harams. From the tactics, and from the manoeuvres exhibited, it was theirs. And from the search conducted, it was theirs. So, our fears were allayed after 48 hours. So, I can confidently tell the public that it was not anything sabotage.”
He said from the analysis of the situation enemies (Boko Haram) were obviously at work.
He said further: “It was an allegation which needed to be proved. And Also, I want to say that for such an allegation, it calls for worry on our part at the high command of which we went into action immediately. For you now to say sabotage, you gave superstar a baby to keep for you and you’re saying that somebody can kill that baby is a strong accusation.
“We investigated it immediately and the strategic level is cleared of that; operational level cleared of that, tactical level, cleared of that. Now from the basics, I was interested and I took a cursory look. We analysed the video, the scenery. Even from the gunshots, the way it all played out, you will discover from the sound of the gunshots, it is not the conventional weapons that we use.
“Now, it comes to doubt because, from our training, you could tell the sound of a gun. And of course, if you have operated with an enemy for some time, we call it enemy habit.
“From the analysis, it was purely that of the enemies in that area, the Boko Harams. From the tactics, and from the manoeuvres exhibited, it was theirs. And from the search conducted, it was theirs. So, our fears were allayed after 48 hours. So, I can confidently tell the public that it was not anything sabotage.”
