The Nigerian Army has described as false, viral reports on social media that insinuate that Nigerian villages were attacked by Cameroonian (Ambazonian) separatists on 29 May 2022 without any form of resistance.
A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu on Tuesday said, ‘Contrary to the misinformation, own troops deployed at Danare received information on Sunday morning about the said attack.
‘The troops immediately mobilised to Bashu community, which was allegedly under attack.’
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He went on to add that; ‘On their arrival, it was revealed that Bashu was not under attack and no external incursion was recorded; rather the separatists attacked Obonyi 2 and Njasha, both of which are communities located in the Republic of Cameroon.
‘Four victims of the attack, who crossed over to Nigerian territory were later rescued by our troops and operatives of Nigerian Immigration Services.
‘The attack was therefore not within Nigerian territory as claimed.
‘Members of the public are enjoined to disregard the unsubstantiated information and not panic.’
Meanwhile, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Retd), has said that separatist agitations in some parts of the West African region were gaining global attention due to international sympathy.
Monguno made this known in paper he presented at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum in Paris, France, titled: ‘Combating Persistent and Emerging Threats to Regional Peace and Security in Africa: Pivotal Role of Nigeria’.
He said most of Nigeria’s contemporary security problems are influenced or heightened by external threat factors in the global environment.
Therefore, ‘We are also exploring the feasibility of setting up a border security force in the foreseeable future to secure Nigeria’s border areas,’ he said.
He added: “The activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nigeria as well as the activities of Ambazonian separatists in Cameroon have attracted international sympathy mainly from sympathisers in the Diaspora.
