Arewa Alleges Possible Connivance Of Military With Boko Haram

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged the Federal Government to carry out an in-house assessment of the nation’s security apparatus, alleging that it is possible that the military is conniving with the Boko Haram sect members to unleash terror on innocent citizens.
The group said that the situation has made it impossible to put an end to “the senseless killings, bombings and abductions of innocent students from schools”.
In a statement signed by the Secretary-General of the forum, Col. John Ubah, on Friday, after its National Executive Council meeting in Kaduna, the forum described the incident of the abduction of Chibok female students and rampant killing of Innocent citizens in the North, as unfortunate.
The statement also urged security agencies to open themselves to the intelligence being provided by the community on alleged movement of the abducted students across Nigerian borders and to also seek support and cooperation of neighbouring countries to track down the abductors and their victims .
While urging the Federal Government to assess the security apparatus and put in place measures that will boost the morale of the troops and inspire confidence of the people in the government, the forum also advised the military authorities to as a matter of urgent duty, “keep the nation abreast of efforts being made to rescue the abducted students in order to ease the fears and concern of parents, relations and entire citizenry.
‘Will Surely Pay’
On several occasions, residents at villages attacked by the Boko Haram sect say the members of the sect come in military uniforms, a development that may have triggered the Arewa’s allegations.
The forum’s statement is coming a day after 19 persons were killed in another bomb attack at Nyanya area of Abuja.
On Thursday night, a bomb exploded some metres away from where the April 14 bomb blast in Nyanya Motor Park occurred.
Police said they are still investigating the matter and that the results of the investigations would be made public.
No terrorist group has claimed responsibility of the Thursday night attack but a terrorist group, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility of the April 14 attack that left 75 persons dead and over 200 injured.
The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, had said that the members of the sect, attacking villages and innocent Nigerians “will surely pay” for their actions.