Military authorities have alerted Nigerians of the deployment of cluster bombs by Boko Haram militants.
Acting Director, Defense Information, Col Rabe Abubakar made the disclosure in a statement he issued on Thursday. He said that caches of cluster bombs were recently discovered by troops in Adamawa State.
Col Abubakar said that Boko Haram militants have been found to be using cluster bombs in pursuit of their deadly objectives in the Northeast.
He said the bombs were usually deployed in places with large concentrations of people or troops.
According to the statement,
“The Defence Headquarters wishes to inform Nigerians living in the North East and any other part of the country to lookout for Cluster Bombs sometimes called scatter bombs, as the Nigerian Army Engineers serving in Adamawa State have recovered some caches of these bombs in the contested areas in recent times
“The military high command has discovered that the Boko Haram terrorists in these areas have used such lethal instruments over time to push their callous terrorist cause. For easy identification, it is important to note that cluster bombs are bombs that house sub munitions, that is, smaller explosives contained in individual cases.
“These bombs are used against large areas containing many targets, such as columns of vehicles, marketplaces, places of worship or large troop concentration as the case may be.
“Some cluster bombs carry several hundreds of very small explosives wrapped in a metal container like a pot while others carry larger sub munitions that can find specific targets such as tanks. Some of these sub munitions do not blow up immediately, but remain behind and act as landmines.
“This can be an acceptable explanation for the recovery of catches of these bombs by Nigerian Army Engineers in the area.
“The general publics is hereby requested to be wary of such concealed dangerous equipment now being used by the terrorist elements to cause havoc to both innocent lives and property.
“The public is also advised to report such objects/materials if seen to security agencies for prompt action. The terrorists are desperate and frustrated and could use any cruel instrument to actualise their evil intention.
“Members of the public are hereby urged to continue to cooperate with the security agencies by giving timely information to secure our great country.”
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