No Boko Haram Threat in South-West -DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports that the Boko Haram sect was planning to attack some South-Western states of Nigeria.

This is contained in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by the acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar.

Abubakar said the report was baseless, unfounded and urged the public to disregard such reports. He said the military in recent operations in the North- East had degraded the insurgents, stressing that it was not possible for the insurgents to coordinate attacks in any part of the country.

He said the Armed Forces are using this medium to appeal to the good citizens of Nigeria particularly in the west not to lose sleep over the unfounded and fictitious reports and to go about their businesses.

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