- Hunters in the southwest have called on President Buhari to get them involved in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents
- According to the hunters, the task of ridding the nation of the terrorists would not have been so difficult if they had been involved
- They stated that they had charms to render the insurgents weapons useless; asserting that they will be catching them (Boko Haram) like chickens
The Hunters Association in the southwest zone of the country has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to get them involved in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.
Oba Nureni Ajijola Idris, national president of the Soludero Hunters Association of Nigeria, made the call in an interview with Vanguard.
Legit.ng gathers that he stated that the task of ridding the nation of the terrorists would not have been so difficult if the hunters had been involved.
Oba Ajibola added that it should be a combination of the security agents and local hunters waging war against the insurgents, instead of the task being left to the Army.
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He made reference to the recent Boko Haram attack on soldiers at Metele, and stressed that the terrorists’ attacks were assuming a very dangerous dimension.
Ajibola said: “I want to tell you that we have charms that can demobilize armoured tanks and rifles of all kinds. Their weapons will just not work. When invited, we can also give the soldiers some protection that would not make them vulnerable to attacks.
“President Buhari has done tremendously well in the fight against Book Haram. Except for those who don’t want to face facts, this administration has given hope to ordinary Nigerians. The insecurity issue has been tackled, though much still needs to be done.
“The president should just try us and see if we can help. But, I assure you that Nigerians including the Army will see how much we can do. There are still charms that can render weapons of war of the insurgents useless and we will be catching them (Boko Haram) like chickens.
“We sympathise with the soldiers on the unnecessary attacks. The way we can contribute our quota is not only by sympathising with them. That’s why we are calling on the president to include us (south-west hunters) in the fight against the insurgents.”
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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that dozens of Borno state hunters disclosed their willingness to lock down Sambisa forest and capture the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau.
The development was made public by the organizing secretary of the hunters, Bukar Mustapha, who said that the hunters had 30 years of experience hunting in the forest; and as such, were familiar with its nooks and crannies.
He said they were ready to hunt down Shekau and eliminate his fighters hiding in various places within the forest, and even in areas of Lake Chad.
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