The Nigerian army said it has begun investigations into some names of suspected Boko Haram sponsors in connection with recent suicide bombings in Maiduguri and plan to expose them soon.
“We searched the houses of suspects and certain items that we recovered in the vicinity gave us some clues,” he said.
“Investigation on those that we suspect are either participating or hiding, fueling or conniving with those that carried out those acts is ongoing. They will be exposed in due course.”
No fewer than 10 people were killed and 39 others wounded when four suicide bombers detonated themselves outside a mosque Thursday night in the Sajeri area of Maiduguri. The attackers were young girls and suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters in Abuja said Friday. The Nigerian military had since launched a probe into people believed to be sponsoring the attacks.
Abubakar said “the recent spate of attacks was aimed at diverting the Nigerian army from achieving its goal of defeating Boko Haram before the end of the year”.
“We are doing as much as we could to ensure that we completely eradicate the insurgents as quickly as possible, because we are aware of the timeline within which to complete the task,” he said.
“I want to assure all that for every second that passes, we get more committed to fighting the insurgents; we cannot be deterred.”
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