A highly-placed security source who
disclosed this to Nigerian Tribune in Abuja on Sunday mentioned the
targeted states to include Borno, Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Yobe,
Gombe, Adamawa, Niger and Abuja.
The source further revealed that
available security reports nationwide indicated that the coordinated attacks
scheduled to kick off today (Xmas eve) would be targeted at churches, worship
centres, recreational centres, hotels, military and paramilitary, police and
telecommunications installations, among others.
It was gathered that following this
development and its determination to checkmate the activities of the defiant
group before, during and after the Yuletide, the Federal Government had placed
all its security agencies on red alert while military personnel from the
various military formations across the states of the federation and the FCT,
Abuja have been deployed in the perceived black spots as back-ups to the
existing Special Security Task Forces on the ground in order to ensure maximum
security in such areas and the country in general.
In addition, the source said that
some notable politicians, individuals and religious groups have been
placed under strict security surveillance for effective monitoring of their
activities as well as their movements as part of efforts at thwarting the
group’s plot.
The source further hinted that the
office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President is coordinating
the special security arrangements while the heads of the various security
agencies have been mandated to ensure total security within their areas of
jurisdictions, with strict warning that any noticed security lapses in
any part of the country would be visited with severe sanctions in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the affected service and the law of the
land.
The Nigerian Tribune learnt
authoritatively that following this development, most of the security agencies
and para-military agencies have placed total embargo on annual leaves for their
personnel, while those who had already proceeded on their annual leaves have
been directed to report at their duty posts with immediate effect for further
directives.
Findings also revealed that in line
with the directive of the Federal Government, security has been stepped up in
the nation’s sea, air and border ports as well as the highways nationwide
while proper checking and random checks were carried out on individuals,
vehicles, aircraft, vessels, ships and luggage for security reasons.
It was gathered that the various
security check-points mounted on the nation’s highways and around other
public installations in the wake of the Boko Haram activities nationwide
by the army personnel have been strengthened for effective operations, while
the police have embarked on 24 hours patrol of the highways with regular,
mobile and anti-terrorism personnel under the watchful eyes of the
Inspector-General of Police, to ensure adequate security on the highways.
In addition to all these
security arrangements, a source at the Department of State Security (DSS), told
the Nigerian Tribune on Sunday that the Service had deployed more operatives
and personnel in the field for intelligence gathering and that all hands were
on deck to safeguard the security of the country before, during and after the
Yuletide while both the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have deployed virtually all their
personnel out for the special assignment.
A very senior officer in one of the
security agencies who spoke with our reporter in Abuja on Sunday, confirmed the
fresh plot to unleash mayhem in some parts of the country during the Yuletide
by a group believed to be Boko Haram sect but assured that there was no cause
for alarm as the Federal Government had already mobilised all its security
agencies to be on red alert for easy mobilization in case the group makes good
their threat.
Source: Tribune
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