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,”

Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo-in-Council, in a statement released after an extraordinary meeting of the council recently, claimed suspected ISIS terrorists were now in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State.

Reacting to Gani’s claim, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said it is nothing but just an alarm and that the Nigerian security agencies were equal to the task, and would not handle it with kid gloves.

Enenche said “From the report I have, it is just that one where the U.S. AFRICOM advised and cautioned us about, so I believe that is what people are magnifying. But I can tell you that we have put machinery in place together with other security agencies. So, we should be careful, because we get such stories every day, which may be fake, though it could be true, we don’t overlook such things. My response is that it is not new and if it is new, tell the public that we have every machinery in place together with other security agencies, as usual, to handle it with their cooperation.”