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| Brig. Gen. Sani Usman |
The Nigerian Army has said a new trick used by
the Boko Haram insurgents to evade air detection and bombardments by troops was
to roof their buildings with “mud and coated sugar.”
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen.
Sani Usman, said this on Monday, noting that the military had uncovered the
trick and would soon apprehend more Boko Haram commanders.
The army spokesman said a factional Boko Haram
leader, Abubakar Shekau, had been revealed in a terrible state of health and
was no more a threat to the troops.
Usman said, “The Boko Haram terrorists’ trick of
evading air raids has been uncovered by the Theatre Command of the Operation
Lafiya Dole. The terrorists perfected the survival trick to continue their
nefarious activities through their enticement, deceit and propaganda. These
tricks were decoded through credible intelligence.
“The insurgents deployed special roofing techniques
to avoid air detection and bombardment from the Nigerian Air Force. They resort
to roofing their buildings and hideouts with a mixture of coated sugar and mud
so that the roof will not reflect when there is sunshine. Decisive measures
have been taken to deal with this deception.
“There is also no doubt that the main Boko Haram
terrorists group factional leader, Abubakar Shekau, is in a terrible state of
health and not much a threat. He is waiting for his waterloo. We reliably
learnt that some misguided persons, particularly youths, are getting
conscripted into the sect through enticements.
“The factions have recruiters all over the
country, especially in the North-East. However, their clearing house for such
conscripts is at Potiskum, Yobe State. Efforts are ongoing to track those
involved.”
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