ABUJA—IN the wake of mounting threats of bomb attacks in the country by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, the Federal Government Wednesday maintained that it is able to contain the threats because Nigeria’s security agencies are some of the best in the world.

Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who was reacting to insinuations that government was losing the war against terror, told newsmen that several covert measures against the terrorists have been successful without making too much noise about them.

He said: “A lot is going on, deployments are being made, arrests are being made, and there is a man hunt for all those involved. So, if the President calls on Nigerians to pray, it is not because actions are not taking place but the truth of the matter is that we also need prayers. Everything is being done to bring this dispensation we have come into under control.”

Asked if the President was losing the fight against Boko Haram and how long Nigerians will continue in this condition, Maku said: “Let me say it very clearly here that sometimes, we pick comments out of context. The President is the Commander-in-Chief and President of Nigeria, the chief security officer of this federation.



All of us in this hall should be familiar with the fact that in the last couple of months since the president was sworn in, in May, nothing has taken the attention of government more than the issue of insecurity in the country. That is brought about mainly by anti-state groups that have continued to attack innocent citizens.”

Maku pointed out that “almost every week the President has held meetings with security chiefs. And let me also say here that the recent attack in Yobe and Borno, the NSA (National Security Adviser) addressed the press and as at yesterday, not only has there been counter offensive but that arrests have been made and those under arrest are in detention for proper investigation. This also has been made available by the security agencies to the media.”

He said: “There have been ongoing security operations in the North-East, particularly in Borno and surrounding states. Also in Yobe, there have been security deployments, this also has been done and the media is also aware of these developments.

“Talking about consistent fight against terror, all of us know that wherever terror raises its ugly head, it is not a conventional war, where the military will go to one side and the terrorists group to the other side for a confrontation. Terrorists use undercover attacks, what you call guerilla welfare. They do not operate under the light of self proclamation of who their identities are. There are several countries like Algeria and Pakistan and several others that have come under terrorist attacks for over a decade and in those countries, you still have isolated attacks in spite of all the deployments that have taken place.”

The Minister however assured that “what is going on is a new phase in this nation, which will not continue for long. Neither the public nor the government or security agencies is used to a situation where innocent citizens will be attacked for a cause that is clearly difficult to reason with or to explain.

“Let me say that since these terror attacks started, this administration has been working round the clock and sometimes there are achievements we cannot just go and proclaim on the pages of newspapers.”

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LITERALUTION CONCEPT AND SOLUTIONS
(A growing initiative which seeks to provide solutions to humanity’s contemporary problems using the medium of literature)

Hereby calls for submissions for its debut compilation of original literary works tentatively entitled The Boko Haram. This Literalution project codenamed Project GEN-SEC1-2012 will compile works in all literary categories (short stories, memoirs, poems, short plays etc.), except essays, from both Nigerian and foreign writers which meet the following criteria:

A) The submission being made must have the contemporary Nigeria Boko Haram issue and the ways in which it affects lives and living in the country as its main subject matter.

B) Based on an entrant’s volition, the submission being made could be a fiction or non-fiction work that may disguise Nigerian territory, her government and people, and the Boko Haram sect with other nominals.

C) The submission being made must have a resolution which provides a practical suggestion(s) on the way(s) to solve the current insecurity issue which the sect is causing. In other words, your submission should suggest or state what you think is the cause of the unrest and what you think the people of Nigeria and the Federal Government of Nigeria should do to solve it.

D) The submission being made may contain either rumored or confirmed information(s) about the operation(s) of the sect.

E) As the Literalution team also has its eyes on entertainment and aesthetic values the submission being made must have outstanding literary quality.

PLEASE NOTE:

1) No entrant may make more than one submission in one category.

2) Every entry must be accompanied by an image which the entrant chooses (it could be a recent passport photograph of the author or an image which graphically represents/suggests the content of the entry) and any other relevant concise information about the author.

3) Pennames are allowed.

4) The literary content of the entry being made must be attached as a Microsoft Word document.

5) The image must be attached as a JPG/JPEG file.

6) Any other relevant concise information about the author must be pasted in the body of the e-mail.

7) All submissions must be made as an e-mail to the address: literalutionentry@yahoo.co.uk

The subject line of the e-mail should read LITERALUTION PROJECT GEN-SEC1-2012.

9) All submissions must be received on or before Sunday, 31st January, 2012. Any entry that comes in after this date may not be considered.

10) The Literalution team reserves the right to reject any entry which does not meet the criteria listed above.

11) By submitting an entry the author has automatically handed an equal share of the copyright of the entry to the Literalution team.

12) For more information you can call this number 07038440505 or e-mail the Coordinator via princeosyjacon@yahoo.co.uk

13) This is one of the means through which Nigerians can provide solution to the current security problems facing the country.

Announcer:
Prince Jacon
(Founder, Literalution Concept and Solutions; and Coordinator, Literalution Project GEN-SEC1-2012)

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