Police Headquarters
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State, Operation Restore Order, Sunday revealed that members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram sect have resorted to kidnapping and ransom demand to finance their terror operations.
The revelation by JTF also came on a day it announced that it had recovered a snatched police bullet-proof patrol van from the sect, after it had attacked a police station and the Police Area Commander’s office on Nguru road.
It was gathered that the sect also kidnapped the General Manager of Borno State Water Board (BOWB), Alhaji Baba Gujbawu, in Maiduguri.
But JTF in a statement by its spokesman, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, said security measures adopted by the task force Operation Restore Order had made it difficult for the sect and other criminals to conduct successful bank robbery operations in Borno State.
The task force said the sect resorted to this when it became apparent to them that they were losing most of their members involved in robbery since they were cut down by the security agencies.
Musa said: “Consequently, Intelligence available to the Task Force has indicated that Boko Haram Terrorists have resolved to concentrate more on kidnappings than robbery. They alleged that kidnapping is more lucrative, less dangerous and requires short time to plan and execute.
“Similarly, a special kidnapping squad has been earmarked and tasked by Boko Haram Sect to kidnap persons who could have wealthy relatives, Politician, Businessman/woman, Traditional Ruler, Senior Civil Servants and foreigners alike.”
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