Nwezeh Kingsley in Abuja
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) thursday said intelligence agencies, including the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have launched a manhunt for the sponsors of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terror groups to speed up end to the insurgency.
It, however, noted that it is not part of the responsibilities of the military to uncover the sponsors of terrorist groups but to fight and defeat them.
The 10-year-long insurgency is believed to have lasted this long due to financial and logistical supports offered to Boko Haram and other terror franchisees by sponsors from within and outside the country.
There have been allegations that some stakeholders in the war have turned it to a booming business thus making it difficult to end the hostilities.
Briefing journalists thursday in Abuja, Coordinator of Directorate of Defence…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
