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WARNING:We Have Warned The Next is to Act….

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The Nigeria Army on Monday maintained that its warning to saboteurs 
of the ongoing operations in the North-East was not directed to the 
Borno Elders of Thought (BELT), a socio-political group. The Acting Army
 spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a
 telephone interview in Abuja that the warning was misrepresented by a 
section of the media.He said that the Army command was explicitly clear on the matter and 
did not mention the names of any individual or group in the 
statement. According to Usman, the warning became necessary following 
series of malicious comments made in the social media about the ongoing 
operations.“ Of course, they are not happy with our successes because they are 
benefitting, one way or the other, from the crisis. “These people know 
themselves; we certainly were not referring to the Borno elders as 
contained in some of the media reports. “ So, it is wrong for anybody to
 now infer that we accused the Borno elders of undermining our efforts.“I can categorically tell you that the Nigerian Army has credible 
information that certain individuals and groups are making efforts to 
undermine and discredit the renewed fight against Boko Haram. “Their 
comments in the social media are indicative of this fact and there is no
 doubt as to what their motives are.“This is wrong, I will continue to state as I have stated in our 
previous releases that, we enjoy the support of the elders and those who
 are interested in peace, so the reports are false.’’ Usman insisted 
that the Army would not spare anyone that was bent on frustrating the 
efforts of security agencies in the war against Boko Haram.He said that the Army would act in accordance with the relevant laws,
 if those involved in the alleged sabotage refused to desist from the 
act. “Like I have said, we have warned and the next thing is to act in 
accordance with the laws, if they don’t stop. “The anti-terrorism act is
 there and the punishment for anyone found culpable of acts of terrorism
 will be made to bear the consequences.“Therefore, it is not a question of what are we going to do, anybody 
that is associated with terrorism or related acts and is found guilty 
will face the law.’’ He solicited for the continued support of the 
public to meet the timeline given by President Muhammadu Buhari to end 
Boko haram and restore peace to the North East.NAN recalls that the Army command had alerted the public about some 
individuals and groups, whose activities, it said, was inimical to the 
military operation in the North East.