Buratai stated this on Tuesday
at the Army Headquarters, Abuja, while fielding questions from
journalist during a press briefing on the activities lined up for this
year’s Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL 2016) with the theme
“Optimizing the Capability of the Nigerian Army to Meet Contemporary
Security Challenges.”
The Army chief, who had
earlier elected not to speak much on it since both the Federal
Government and the Nigerian Army have spoken and exonerated him on the
issue, went ahead to state that terrorists having been defeated on the
field in the North-East, have now migrated to the cyber space and the
internet to carry out acts of mischief.
He however vowed that the
Nigerian Army will in the same manner they decimated Boko Haram, will
pursue the emergent ‘internet terrorists’ to the cyberspace and defeat
them.
According to him, the Army has
already marshalled out how to counter the narratives and new stratagies
of those he tagged ‘cyber terrorists’
He said: “I am not supposed to
be commenting again on this issue because both the Federal Government
and the Army have addressed. However, what I can say is that we have
defeated the terrorists on the land and they have now migrated to the
cyberspace.
“But I want to assure that we
will follow these Boko Haram that migrated to the cyberspace to wherever
they are. We will follow them and clear their doubts.”
In the same vein, Buratai
emphasised on the fact that Boko Haram has been defeating, insisting
that they no longer hold grounds in the North East.
He challenged anybody who have
a contrary view to produce evidence but clarified that some of the
terrorists who are either hiding in pockets by infiltrating some
communities or looking for any safe haven may cause havoc once in a
while.
“Let’s be clear about this, no
place or territory is being held by these terrorists. And of course you
know that if terrorists are dislodged from one place they move to
another even across countries. Right now we have received reports of
these terrorists moving to other areas.
“And when we say that the
terrorists have been defeated and not holding any territory, have they
come out to debunk it. No, non one has come to tell you that they are
holding territory,” he asserted.
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