The President of the Arewa Youth for Development and Progress (AYDP), Danjuma Sarki, said Nigerians had received reports on successes recorded against bandits in the past, which turned out to be temporary.?
?He said: “If you look at the pictures of the terrorists that are circulating in the media, it leaves much to be desired. We are aware that the terrorists in their different hideouts are in hundreds. The motorcycles and guns that are in their possession are also in the hundreds. Therefore, for them to be showing us images of a few killed terrorists, and a few motorcycles and claiming you are winning the war is actually hard to believe.?
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“We expect to see many casualties on the side of the terrorists, arrest of so many of them and the cache of their weapons if they want us to believe them. If what they are saying is anything to go by, we should have been hearing testimonies of improved security on the Birnin Gwari axis and other areas with similar problems. People should be seen to be moving freely in and out of those areas, without any fear.”?
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He continued: “I sincerely wish they can sustain the fight against terrorism and win the war. But with what we are witnessing, it appears they are on a propaganda drive rather than decimating the terrorists and winning the war.?
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“I doubt if the spirit and zeal by the military have increased. What is happening is more propaganda.?
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“We should not get carried away by what they are pushing into the media. Let’s keep watch and see how safe the people living in the areas bedeviled by the challenges of insecurity are.
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Source: Guardian