Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday raised an alarm on plans by Boko Haram militants to bomb houses of VIPs.
Osinbajo said during a meeting of the 59th National Economic Council (NEC) he presided over in Abuja yesterday, that security reports revealed that scavengers were being prepared by the militants to dump refuse laden with bombs in VIPs’ houses. He did not elaborate.
A copy of the resolution of the NEC meeting which was made available to newsmen by the council secretariat quoted the vice president as disclosing this to the council.
Osinbajo at the meeting urged the council to pressurise the service chiefs to intensify efforts in the fight against insurgency. He called for increase in sensitisation and education through channels like radio and television.
Governors from the North-east and North-west presented updates on the insurgency in their areas and such other criminal activities such as cattle rustling and banditry.
The governors of Yobe, Borno, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Plateau and Bauchi States took turns to inform the council of security concerns.