'Terrorists now provide loans to youths as bait for recruitment,' Army warns

dimeji akinloye

April 20, 2016 11:03 PM

The terrorists provide loans to young entrepreneurs and artisans in the North East as a way of inducing them for recruitment.

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According to a statement released by the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, April 20, the terrorists provide loans to young entrepreneurs and artisans in the North East as a way of inducing them for recruitment.

"The major targets of the unholy business engagement are youths in the North East, especially the butchers, traders, tailors, beauticians and other vocational entrepreneurs who could be easily enticed with such loan without paying attention to sundry inherent dangers associated with the acceptance of such goodies from this satanic group or unfamiliar source," the statement said.

"After such loans, the beneficiaries are given the option of either joining the group or risk being killed if they fail to pay the loan as at when due, whereas the payment has been surreptitiously programmed to fail by the benefactor, the Boko Haram.

"It is pertinent to state that having been effectively decimated and degraded, the remnant or surviving splinter groups of Boko Haram are desperate to recruit more people into their ranks and files as a result of sustained onslaught against them by the troops.

The Defence Headquarters hereby advises the general public, especially those in the North East, to constantly be weary and conscious of various tactics of the desperate Boko Haram.

"They should be guided to avoid loan or financial assistance from non-conventional source but from conventional financial institutions such as banks, organised trade unions or institutionalised savings and loans establishments.

"Acting otherwise may lead to painful and untimely death from the blood-thirsty Boko Haram terrorists," DHQ warns.

The terrorists in their hundreds had on Monday, April 18, attacked the army base Kareto, northern Borno State, but were overpowered by soldiers of the Nigerian Army.

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