According to Maj-Gen. Musa, the terror group has remained dangerous despite the death of its leader, Abubakar Shekau.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKDEC 09, 2021

The Nigerian Army has said though thousands of terrorists and their families have laid down arms in the North-East, some of them have ulterior motives. 

The Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, disclosed that 20,000 insurgents and their families had laid down their weapons but some of the ‘repentant’ terrorists are not sincere. 

The commander, who spoke on the sidelines of the Chief of Army Staff Conference in Abuja, added that another challenge the military has is that the insurgents use civilians as cover, making it more difficult for soldiers to kill them, the Nation reports. 

He said: “We have over 20,000 combatants and their families surrendered. This tells you there is something we are doing right. What we do with them after surrendering is our next focus. The expectation is that after all have surrendered, then, everything will fizzle out. But, that is not the case.

“Frankly speaking, for us, this is a good development. A lot of people have been thinking and also expressing mixed feelings if at all the news is true. Of course, there are some insurgents who truly wish to surrender, but we cannot jettison the fact that some of them do have ulterior motives.

“Like I said, to us, this is good and if we follow it through in the right way, then, we may begin to see the end of this insurgency sooner than we actually think.”

According to Maj-Gen. Musa, the terror group has remained dangerous despite the death of its leader, Abubakar Shekau.

He said: “Before Shekau died, they (Boko Haram fighters) pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in the West African Province ISWAP and ISWAP gets its funding from foreign donors. It is the lust for these monies that have further emboldened them. This is why they overran Shekau. These people who are enemies of the nation, who do not want peace in Nigeria are the same people pushing ISWAP too. It has nothing to do with religion or any form of ideology, but is purely driven by the quest for money.

Dismissing public concerns that the Nigerian military has been outstretched by the security challenges in the country, he said, "No group can outstretch the Armed Forces of Nigeria. What people need to understand is, we in the military can easily be identified because we put on uniforms. These guys go on mufti and we cannot just go into a community and start killing everybody. If we have to do this, then, this fight would have ended since.

“But, what about the collateral damage on the part of innocent civilians? If we have to shoot, then, we must target the real trouble makers and not just anyone. This is the problem. They mingle among civilians. This is why it has become so dificult. If it is conventional warfare, we would have finished them a long time ago.”

 
http://saharareporters.com/2021/12/09/nigerian-army-chief-laments-some-repentant-terrorists-have-ulterior-motives

how will they expect some of the "repentant terrorist" to be sincere
"A SCAR CANNOT BE VANISHED FOR EVER"

how will they expect some of the "repentant terrorist" to be sincere likewise
"A SCAR CANNOT BE VANISHED FOR EVER"

Which of the repentant terrorists.
Is it the ones that were later recruited into the army or the ones disguising as bandits

When Boko Haram members are more intelligent than Nigeria army.
Army should face the music they created and stop disturbing us.
Make them getat abeg

I hope they don't kill or retire this General for saying this.

You keep wondering why the idiots keep getting ambushed

Buhari believes if he can infiltrate the army with these "repentant Terrorists" even after his regime the war would continue with pro Boko Haram agents

It fulfills his desire for attack on Boko Haram to be attack on north


Surely "repentant Terrorists" would see attack on Terrorists as attack on their families too and foil it

Accepting repentant terrorists is just like recycling terrorism acts and that's Buhari's game-plan from day one

Massiveglory:
I hope they don't kill or retire this General for saying this.

Na fulani Muslim get liberty to speak without harm for this regime

So no problem

Nope.

Those who granted blanket amnesty to sone 'repentant' killers are the ones with ulterior motives.

Who does that?

Allah bless their Ulterior Motive





You kill Eastern peaceful protesters but romance killers.

What is wrong with that mumu army ungeneral ..




You should be sack... face your work or resign

Hisbbah is a Terrorist organization.

Please how do you define a repentant terrorist?

Is Islamic terrorism an ideological thing or a poverty driven initiative? If its ideological, how do you repent from wanting an Islamic state to being under the rule of infidels?

They are almost in Abuja now....

This Gen will be made to face military discipline soon

He will soon be accused of many hidden crimes

It's a good thing his name is Musa

If it was Okoro

He will be tagged IPOB

We no dey DHQ but we see dem from far...

sapientia:
This Gen will be made to face military discipline soon

He will soon be accused of many hidden crimes

It's not thing his name is Musa

If it was Okoro

He will be tagged IPOB

May be he is under room trial.....
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