End to terrorists’ activities near in Nigeria - Okupe

Written by IDOWU SAMUEL. Thursday, 04 October 2012

The presidency, on Wednesday, said it was on track towards winning the war against terrorism, given the resilience of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Police and the State Security Service (SSS), who have been deploying sophisticated technology to track down terrorists.
It said the consistent arrest of members of Boko Haram in some states in the North and the limiting of their operation to a section of the northern zone were manifestations of the smart equipment already deployed to monitor activities of terrorists across the country.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Matters, Dr Doyin Okupe, disclosed this in Abuja, stating that some of the anti-terrorism equipment, which had just been acquired by the Federal Government, were enabling security operatives to detect plans and moves by terrorists before they strike.
Okupe said he saw some of the equipment and marvelled at their sophistication, adding that with consistent proper use, more terrorists would be smoked out from their hide-out with a strong prospect that the war on terrorism would eventually be won.
He appealed to Nigerians to shun the negative propaganda by opposition groups, most especially the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), on the issue of terrorism.
He stressed that the  issue of insurgency in Nigeria was not different from what countries like Britain and some countries in the Middle East had witnessed years back.

SOURCE: Nigerian Tribune, 4 October 2012. http://tribune.com.ng/index.php