The Nigerian military has dismissed the most threats by terrorist group, Boko Haram as figments of the imagination of the terrorist.
Rabe Abubakar, a brigadier general and spokesperson for Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, while reacting to a video by Boko Haram in which the group threatened to capture President Muhammadu Buhari ‘live’ said that the terrorist group is dead and only using social media to give false impressions.
General Abubakar, on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 urged Nigerians to attack no significance to the threats and ‘simply ignore’ the video because Boko Haram had been destroyed beyond redemption by the Nigerian military.
“The issue of the threat to capture President Muhammadu Buhari is a complete joke and a dream of the century. Therefore, the entire clip should be ignored as everybody is appreciative of our feat against Boko Haram,” the defence spokesperson said.
“It is not just an empty threat; it is a threat that has no substance at all. It is a senseless threat from their imagination. Nigeria should simply ignore it.”
He emphasised that Boko Haram had been subdued by Nigerian troops and some remnants on social media are trying to give the impression that the group is alive. He dismissed the video as a reminder that the group once existed.
“We know what we have done, and what we are planning to do,” he boasted.
“The only ground the Boko Haram can go to hide and pretend to be alive is the social media because it is everybody’s home where sources can hardly be traced. The so-called video is an attempt by the remnants to remind us that there were once some Boko Haram elements,” he added.
The defence spokesman assured Nigerians of the imminent end to the group and declared, “I believe the group is near ending, the video is a complete sign of weakness and poses no threat to us.”
