The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram terrorists that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno was retaliation for the arrest of one of them.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said this while giving an update on the operations of the armed forces between November 26 and December 2 on Thursday in Abuja.
He said “The truth is that whenever they are losing ground as a result of the military activities, this is what they resort to. It is a fallacy because we killed one of them and that the farmers gave information about them, but the likelihood is wickedness. They want to use that to instil fear in the minds of the people because they have seen the governor trying to make sure that people return to their homes. Our message here to the general public is that they should not be discouraged and that we are moving forward and with your cooperation, we are going to end this menace,”