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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed

Despite new attacks, Nigerian govt. claims “no resurgence of Boko Haram”

bySani Tukur
February 16, 2016
2 min read

The Nigerian government on Tuesday said the recent spate of attacks by Boko Haram does not indicate a resurgence of the group, insisting that the insurgents are largely “decimated, dispersed and disoriented”.

Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said anyone conversant with the “ebb and flow of insurgency” would not be surprised by the attacks.

“During the immediate period after an insurgency has been degraded, the fact that terrorists are dispersed into the community is often followed by an upsurge of terror attacks in the form of suicide bombing and sabotage of critical facilities.

“Activities during these periods are often carried out within population and against soft targets or vulnerable groups.

“There is often apprehension in the community that terrorism is getting worse, even though, in reality, insurgency has been weakened as a cohesive terror force. This is the current phase of insurgency in the country,” he said.

While strongly condemning the attacks and commiserating with the families of those killed, Mr. Mohammed appealed for caution the public to mind their utterances over the attacks.

“Many commentators have latched on to these attacks to infer a resurgence of Boko Haram, while some have even made outrageous statements regarding the territories controlled by Boko Haram.

“Fortunately, no less a personality than the president had strongly backed by the governors of Borno and Yobe, to debunk such unsubstantiated claims.

”Gentlemen, there is no resurgence of Boko Haram. The terrorists remain massively degraded and largely defeated. The recent string of attacks is not an indication that Boko Haram is bouncing back,” he said.

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The minister also insisted that Nigerians owe the military total support in its ongoing battle to consolidate the achievements it has recorded in the fight against Boko Haram.

”We want to appeal to all not to say or do anything that will demoralize our gallant men and women in uniform, who are daily fighting – and sometimes paying the supreme price – so that we can all be safe.

“Having travelled to the theatre of operations myself, I have seen the huge sacrifices of our military.

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“They deserve nothing but our undiluted support. This is the best form of appreciation we can show them at this time.

“Anything else is counter-productive. Commendation, not condemnation. Support, not second guessing. That’s what we owe the gallant troops,” he said.

On what the government is doing to end the spate of attacks, especially on vulnerable communities, Mr. Mohammed said appropriate measures, in line with global best practices, were being taken to ensure effective response.

”These include the strengthening of intelligence and security, especially in the affected communities, and the stepping up of the reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement efforts.

”While these efforts are going on, the government enjoins members of the public to be vigilant; security conscious, and to cooperate with security agencies by providing information on suspicious and strange objects, activities and persons in their communities.

“By doing these, we will be denying terrorists a safe haven and the opportunity to carry out their atrocities,” he said.

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The minister therefore reiterated the efforts made by the administration in the past nine months to effectively tackle Boko Haram.

“The administration has succeeded in galvanizing our neighbouring countries and the global community, including major powers, towards the defeat of insurgency and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the communities and population most affected by terrorism.

”Boko Haram has been dislodged from their occupied territories; thousands of their captives have been set free; their capacity to operate as a troop moving in convoy of vehicles and motor cycles to launch attacks on communities and military formations has been neutralized.

“In essence, the insurgents have been effectively denied territory or sanctuary and are now in disarray.

“Scattered, demoralized and hungry, they have resorted to terror tactics available to a degraded and defeated insurgent group.

“The fact that they operate in a few local governments does not equate to holding and controlling territories. We must make that distinction,” he added.

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