Boko Haram terrorists hae entere into unholy alliance with bandits to unleash mayhem in Northern parts of the country, the Federal Government has revealed.
It said some of the by-products of this devilish alliance include the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, that left many dead, wounded and dozens others abducted.
The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, and his Information and Culture counterpart, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
They said though security agencies are still working hard to unveil the group behind the attack, a preliminary report showed that the criminal groups were collaborating.
Magashi said, “Honestly, I think the security chiefs are working hard to unveil those that are involved, and we will tell you very soon those that are carrying out these attacks.
“Both attacks in Jos and Kaduna, we will come and explain to the public what is really going on and our efforts to ensure that all these activities are stopped once and for all.
“We are really on top of the situation, we are planning hard and we will get it out as soon as possible.”
Mohammed said, “what is happening now is that there is a kind of an unholy handshake between bandits and Boko Haram insurgents.
“Preliminary reports of what transpired at the Kaduna train attacks show that there is a kind of collaboration between the bandits and the dislodged Boko Haram terrorists from the northeast. I can tell you very confidently that the Federal Government is on top of this matter.”
