Boko Haram: No wrangling among security agencies —CDS.
THE military high command has refuted reports that there is division among the security agencies in the country, due to the reported release of the leader of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Aliyu Tishau, from prison.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, at a joint service press conference, Air Commodore Yunus Anas said the Boko Haram leader was released because of a court order to that effect.
"The attention of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has been drawn to the recent media reports suggesting some disagreements between some Nigerian security organisations in their efforts to stop criminal and terrorist activities in the country, particularly as regards the purported release from custody of one A1iyu Tishau, the self-confessed co-founder of the Boko Haram sect.
"This press conference is, therefore, essentially to assure Nigerians that there is no iota of disunity or rancour within or between security agencies in the fight against terrorism, despite the orchestrated speculations by a section of the media.
"It is necessary to put on record that the so-called co-founder of Boko Haram, Mr Tishau, was arrested and detained by security agencies for questioning on his relationship with the terrorist group and was later released on the strength of a court order.
"Mr Tishau subsequently found his way to the Africa Independent Television (AIT), where he made several spurious and untenable claims. His much publicised diatribe is understandable and should be situated on the psychology of someone who went through a period of detention and needed a platform to vent his anger.
"This committee, therefore, finds it amazing that a media report of such sensitive national security issue will be based on the ubiquitous reliable source. Similarly, we want you to please note that the story credited to one of the national dailies on the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was not made by any official of the agency nor by anybody in Defence Headquarters," Anas stated.
In another development, the Nigerian Navy has begun taking measures to prevent pirates activities on the country’s waters.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Navy spokesman, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, said the actions included setting up of a combined maritime patrol of the waters of Nigeria and Republic of Benin.
According to the statement, "the upsurge in sea robberies and piracy within the territorial waters of the Benin Republic and its neighbouring countries of Nigeria, Republic of Togo and Ghana has assumed a worrisome dimension of late," adding that "in view of the urgent need to address the problem, the governments of Nigeria and Benin Republic initiated diplomatic talks which resulted in the setting up of a combined maritime patrol of the waters of the two countries."
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, at a joint service press conference, Air Commodore Yunus Anas said the Boko Haram leader was released because of a court order to that effect.
"The attention of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has been drawn to the recent media reports suggesting some disagreements between some Nigerian security organisations in their efforts to stop criminal and terrorist activities in the country, particularly as regards the purported release from custody of one A1iyu Tishau, the self-confessed co-founder of the Boko Haram sect.
"This press conference is, therefore, essentially to assure Nigerians that there is no iota of disunity or rancour within or between security agencies in the fight against terrorism, despite the orchestrated speculations by a section of the media.
"It is necessary to put on record that the so-called co-founder of Boko Haram, Mr Tishau, was arrested and detained by security agencies for questioning on his relationship with the terrorist group and was later released on the strength of a court order.
"Mr Tishau subsequently found his way to the Africa Independent Television (AIT), where he made several spurious and untenable claims. His much publicised diatribe is understandable and should be situated on the psychology of someone who went through a period of detention and needed a platform to vent his anger.
"This committee, therefore, finds it amazing that a media report of such sensitive national security issue will be based on the ubiquitous reliable source. Similarly, we want you to please note that the story credited to one of the national dailies on the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was not made by any official of the agency nor by anybody in Defence Headquarters," Anas stated.
In another development, the Nigerian Navy has begun taking measures to prevent pirates activities on the country’s waters.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Navy spokesman, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, said the actions included setting up of a combined maritime patrol of the waters of Nigeria and Republic of Benin.
According to the statement, "the upsurge in sea robberies and piracy within the territorial waters of the Benin Republic and its neighbouring countries of Nigeria, Republic of Togo and Ghana has assumed a worrisome dimension of late," adding that "in view of the urgent need to address the problem, the governments of Nigeria and Benin Republic initiated diplomatic talks which resulted in the setting up of a combined maritime patrol of the waters of the two countries."
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