The
Nigerian Hunters Association has claimed that Boko Haram terrorists fear local
hunters more than they fear troops of the Nigerian Army, explaining that this
is so because members of the association know the secret of the terror sect.
Speaking in Yola yesterday, a retired police officer in charge
of the association’s security in Adamawa, Garba Tarfa, stated that several
hunters were “eager and waiting” for the go-ahead to overrun Sambisa forest and
capture Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, alive, if given the permission.
He said, “We are ever physically ready at any given time if
permitted to besiege Sambisa forest to capture the coward, Shekau, like fowl
and his dreaded commanders.
“We know the nooks and
crannies of Sambisa forest. In fact we know exactly where Shekau is hiding in
the forest.
“They
fear us more than conventional army, because they know we knew their secrets.”
Tarfa
disclosed that Boko Haram leader, Shekau was hiding in Sambisa at a
heavily-guarded location codenamed “Parisa”, surrounded by his commanders.
He
stated that his members, working with the Army, had, in the past three months,
intensified attacks on suburbs of Sambisa forest and rescued over 500 women and
children.
The hunters’ leader
said during the attacks, about 50 Boko Haram members were killed, injured or
arrested and handed over to security forces.
Tarfa
pointed out that the insurgency would end if the government worked more closely
with hunters, disclosing that his group would need logistical support and patrol
vehicles.
-Dailypost
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