DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS DISMISSES BOKO HARAM'S LATEST THREAT

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has dismissed Boko Haram's threat and has said that it is a desperate ploy for attention. Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen Chris Olukolade, while reacting to the threat to launch more attacks against Nigeria in a new video purportedly posted by the leader of the violent Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, said the threats were flimsy and not new. The BBC quoted the person claiming to be Shekau as having said that Boko Haram had seized enough weapons from Nigerian troops to ensure the prosecution of the campaign to foist a brand of Islamic religion on Nigeria. In the audio file said to have been released to trusted journalists, the Boko Haram leader said that non believers of Islamic would be eliminated. Olukolade said that Boko Haram would not be able to prevent the Armed Forces and the security agencies from carrying out their responsibility of defending and protecting the citizenry.