Nigerian Army Accuses Parents of Donating Daughters as Bombers to Boko Haram- Peace

The army has said that parents are giving their daughters to Boko Haram terrorists for indoctrination and suicide bombing missions.

Shocking revelations emerged of how parents in Nigeria's North East States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe wilfully donate their children, particularly the girls, to be strapped with Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, and blown to pieces, as their contribution to Boko Haram.

Also Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, Sunday, said that in spite of recent resurgence in activities of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, especially Borno State, where several people including soldiers and oil workers were killed with some abducted by the terrorists, the Nigerian military had decimated the terrorists' strength.

The Nigerian Army, while confirming the weird development, appealed to religious leaders, traditional rulers and community leaders to help dissuade their people from the donation spree.

According to a statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Sani Usman, many of the girls used for suicide bombings who were arrested or who were lucky that the IEDs planted on their bodies failed to detonate, made the confession to the military authorities.

Usman said in a statement, "The Nigerian army wishes to appeal to religious, traditional and community leaders, as well as all well-meaning Nigerians especially in the north east of the country, to help dissuade people from donating their daughters or wards, to Boko Haram terrorists for indoctrination and suicide bombing missions.

"This appeal became expedient in view of recent revelations by some intercepted female suicide bombers during interrogations".

"It was discovered that most of these hapless minors were 'donated' to the terrorists' sect by their heartless and misguided parents and guardians, as part of their contribution to the perpetuation of the Boko Haram terrorists' dastardly acts against the Nigerian society and humanity".

"The acts of these parents and guardians are not only barbaric, but condemnable and unacceptable.

"Nigerians have a responsibility and obligation to collectively mould our children and wards and define a better future for them rather than condemning them to death by the criminal Boko Haram terrorists and their sympathizers through suicide bombings".

"Consequently, the public are kindly requested to be more vigilant, security conscious and report any suspicious persons or those whose daughters or female wards are missing or have not been seen recently.

"You can report by calling 193 on any network".

"The public is also reminded that the Nigerian Army's offer and reward of the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500, 000. 00) to anybody that brought information about suicide bombing, is still available" the Army spokesman said.

Despite resurgence of Boko Haram killings, abduction,Nigeria now more secured-Abubakar

IN spite of recent resurgence in activities of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, especially Borno State, where several people including soldiers and oil workers were killed with some abducted by the terrorists,Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, Sunday, said the Nigerian military had decimated the terrorists' strength.

He insisted that the military had won the war against the terrorists, saying the remnants whose activities were noted few weeks ago would soon be silenced by the superior power of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Addressing officers and men of the Nigerian Air Force at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, during the annual Nigerian Air Force 10km Walk/Jog Exercise, Abubakar insisted that the country was at the moment more secured than how it was before the emergence of the present federal administration, given the strength of the dreaded sect in the past.

To this end, he tasked personnel of the service to continue to rededicate themselves "so that every Nigerian territory will be secured and so that every Nigerian will be secured."

"Despite the challenges and few setbacks we have had in the last few weeks,I believe that we are on track in terms of making Nigeria a more secured country.

"Looking back from where were are coming from,I believe that I will be stating the obvious to say that we have made substantial progress and Nigeria today is more secured than before, "he said.

Source: AllAfrica