Expdonaloaded News; ACF knocks politicians, group aiding Boko Haram

AREWA Consultative Forum (ACF) has tongue-lashed those alleged to be aiding and abetting Boko Haram, who have over the years wreaked havoc on the North-East and parts of the North. The Army had raised the alarm that prominent politicians and groups from the North-East had been meeting to reverse the gains already record­ed in the fight against the insurgents in the area by the military.
Specifically, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman had said that “ there is information of plans by some highly placed in­dividuals and political groups to undermine and scuttle the fight against terrorism and insurgency in this country. The unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts are determined to reverse the gains made and scuttle our efforts of achieving the Presidential directive to defeat Boko Haram terrorists within three months.” Jolted by the development, ACF demanded a thorough investigation into the allegation and asked the military to expose all those behind such nefarious acts. National Publicity Secretary of the forum, Muhammad Ibrahim, in a statement yesterday in Kaduna, noted that the northern body considered those behind such devilish act as simply “wick­ed.”