By FOLUSHO ALADE, ABUJA
The Defence Headquarters has said it is not its duty to unravel sponsors of Boko Haram, bandits and other criminal groups currently operating in parts of the country.
Reacting to a Publication titled: “IT IS NOT OUR DUTY TO UNRAVEL BOKO HARAM SPONSORS” at the weekly press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, Coordinator of the Defence media Operations,(DMO), MAJ GEN JOHN ENENCHE said the process of unravelling sponsors of Boko Haram, Bandits and other criminal groups is the collective responsibility of the Intelligence community working in harmony.
In his words: “The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to a publication in some quarters with the above caption attributing it to a statement made by the Coordinator Defence Media Operations.
“For the records, the Coordinator only explained that unravelling sponsors of Boko Haram, Bandits and other criminal groups is the collective responsibility of the Intelligence fusion centre, where both the Defence Intelligence Agency, Department of State Service and National Intelligence Agency work in harmony, while kinetics of operations is handled by relevant components of the Military”, the DMO Coordinator stated.
“ It is also on record that these agencies and the Armed Forces of Nigeria work together in all the Theatres of operations in the country. Recall also that recently, the Chief of Defence Staff even had National security meeting engagements with the various Heads of these security agencies and the Service Chiefs with a view to re-strategising the ongoing war against criminal elements. The Coordinator was quoted out of context by some media sources.
“The publication is misleading and should therefore be disregarded. It is kindly advised that Journalists put in due diligence, to package stories in the right context before rushing to publish. We will remain accessible to the media for corroboration as well as verification of relevant news items. Thank you for your usual support and cooperation” ENENCHE advised.
