Terrorism: Ijaw congress urges Military to expose Boko Haram collaborators

The Ijaw National Congress has called on the military authorities to expose those aiding the activities of the Boko Haram.

The group noted that the war against terrorism would only be won with focus and a high level of patriotism among the Nigerian soldiers.

Spokesman of the INC, Mr. Victor Borubo, has told Punch that Nigerian soldiers would have rescued the abducted Chibok girls if it had purged itself of Boko Haram collaborators.

“For Nigeria to succeed in the fight against terrorism, the military must purge itself of bad eggs, fifth columnists and Boko Haram collaborators. The war against terrorism cannot be won without a high level of patriotism among soldiers,” Borubo stressed.

Borubo also appealed to the Federal Government not to succumb to any pressure to swap the detained Boko Haram suspects with the abducted Chibok schoolgirls - as he argued that swapping them with the innocent Chibok girls would mean setting a bad precedence.

“They (Federal Government) cannot swap criminals and murderers with innocent schoolgirls. Those girls have not committed any crime and were only stolen by Boko Haram from their school.

“Swapping Boko Haram with those girls means setting a bad precedence. It means members of the sect will wake up another day, kidnapped schoolchildren and ask for the release of their detained members.

“Government should find other ways of rescuing the kidnapped girls. It is not compulsory that they should free criminals and allow them to become a threat to our society again,” Borubo stressed.