The Defence Headquarters has refuted viral reports that the insurgents loyal to Boko Haram were planning to attack some selected states in the South-Western region of Nigeria.
The acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar made this known in a statement released to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, November 14, 2015.
He dismissed the reports as baseless and unfounded and urged residents in the reported areas to stay calm as there was no cause for any alarm.
Abubakar said: “The attention of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been drawn to the above caption published by some section of the media claiming impending attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in some south western states of the country.
“This story is not only baseless but lacks substance in its entirety, hence should be disregarded.
“Of more worrisome is the claim that the terrorists have infiltrated the western states.
“While the military and other security agencies have made tremendous successes in degrading and decimating the terrorists, it would be unthinkable to raise these unfounded rumours of Boko Haram terrorist planning attack not only in the west but any other part of the country for that matter.”
