Military and Intelligence Sources have accused foreign nations including the United States and the United Kingdom of a plot to embarrass security agencies and the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government.
According to sources the terror alerts by foreign nations over suspected plots by terrorists to attack the FCT and other targets particularly foreign diplomatic missions were meant to ridicule security agencies despite what they have achieved in flushing out criminal elements across the country. Recall that the US Embassy had in a statement on Sunday announced that it would offer reduced services until further notice and urged American citizens to avoid non-essential movements following alleged plots by terrorists to attack the nation's capital. The statement added that possible targets by the terrorists may include government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars, restaurants, athletic gatherings, transport terminals, law enforcement facilities, and international organizations. In an updated advice to its nationals, the US approved the evacuation of its citizens from Abuja insisting that the terror attack threat was imminent. Speaking to Vanguard, a top source noted that “This unethical stance has political, psychological, educational and economic implications with negative consequences towards Nigeria’s collective security. “The US has incrementally become hostile to Nigeria’s effort towards addressing our intertwined security challenges. Their unethical stance has political, psychological, educational, and economic implications with negative consequences towards Nigeria’s collective security. “Nigerians must begin to speak the truth to the US in the face of such intimidating posture. Experience has shown that no one can help us out of our quagmire except Nigerians." He said despite the lack of support from the US and other western countries, the world is witnessing the giant strides being achieved by the Nigerian military and other security agencies. “There is no country in the world today that is devoid of one security challenge or the other, the USA inclusive. “When this unsubstantiated claims are being disseminated, one is left with the genuine belief that the US is up for mischief," he said. Another top source decried the actions of the US and UK embassies saying, “They are intended to rubbish milestone achievements that are being made by security agencies to keep the country safe, irrespective of emerging security challenges, which are not peculiar to Nigeria”. “Already, the security agencies have performed exceeding well in recent times, in terms of interception of calls, arrest of terrorist commanders, and elimination of their fighters. “It is unfortunate that while we share security advisories with the embassies on the need for security consciousness, just as we occasionally announce in public statements, these foreign missions use the same to compromise our security efforts. “What they did is deliberate, considering that we have been transparent and responsible in providing regular security advisory, especially as we are approaching an election year. “They are aware that our recently upgraded military platforms and sophisticated digital technology tools have been assisting security agencies in curbing terrorism and violent crimes across the country “There are certain successes recorded that cannot be publicly disclosed to avoid jeopardizing or compromising national security. Since security matters are highly-strategic and confidential, we don’t go about explaining our vendors who supplied them or the processes and strategies to anyone or the media." The US had warned its citizens to avoid traveling to 14 states in Nigeria due to insecurity, mentioning states to be avoided as Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe in North-East; Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Zamfara in the Northwest; Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers states in South-South.This article was originally published on Naija News
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