Chief of Army Staff on Monday disclosed that the prohibition of inflow of fertilizers into the three troubled States in the North East was to forestall the production of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by the Boko Haram terrorists.
Yusuf Buratai, Chief of Army Staff on Monday disclosed that the prohibition of inflow of fertilizers into the three troubled States in the North East was to forestall the production of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by the Boko Haram terrorists.
In the bid to effectively tackle the menace, he disclosed that the security agencies resolved to cut off all logistic supplies of the terrorist groups, Including petrol and fertilizers used to produce IEDs.
The Chief of Army Staff who was represented by Bassey Etuk, Director of Operations Department explained that the decision became necessary to curb the activities of the insurgents in the troubled States.
While stressing that the decision was based on intelligence reports on the activities of the insurgents, Etuk urged the House to write a formal letter to the office of the Chief of Army Staff for necessary consideration for the ban to be lifted.
The chairman house committee on Army lauded the efforts of the Nigerian Army in fighting insurgency
Speaking earlier, sponsor of the motion in the House,Bukar Goni explained that 95 percent of Yobe indigenes who are farmers and affected by the insurgency have been deprived on buying PMS for the irrigation of their farms.
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