NIGERIA ARMY PLEDGES N5 MILLION REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON BOO HARAM BOMB FACTORY

The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas, has pledged a N5m reward for anyone with information about bomb factories in or around Maiduguri.

General Nicholas tasked the Civilian Joint Task Force and the recently inaugurated Neighbourhood Watch with intelligence gathering.

He also urged internally displaced persons who are returning to their communities to be vigilant and support the army as the task of providing security is a joint responsibility.

The move by the Theatre Commander follows recent bomb attacks in Borno State.

According to him, 35 suicide bombers have so far been taken out by security operatives in the theatre of operations while at least 25 have been arrested in recent months.

The theatre commander gave the assurance that the army would assist farmers in ploughing and demining farmlands.

He, however, warned that the use of fertilisers would be controlled to avoid making raw materials for producing IEDs readily available for criminals.

Major General Nicholas said over one million people held captive have been rescued between December 2017 to date.

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