“They (terrorists) should know that this war can never be won by them,” he said.
Omeri reiterated the resolve of the government to rescue all persons and communities traumatised by the insurgency, adding that there were concerted efforts to restore normalcy to those communities
Browsing: Mike Omeri
The terrorists also burnt down about 10 churches
Omeri said no arrest had been made in connection with the incident, but added that the police authorities were investigating the blast
The Director General of the Agency, Mike Omeri, who flagged it off at the Community Primary School, Akokwa, stressed the need for personal hygiene among the populace
Mike Omeri, the Coordinator of the National Information Centre, confirmed this in Abuja on Tuesday
The Cordinator of the Centre, Mike Omeri, in a Sallah message, thanked the Muslim community in Nigeria and around the world for their steadfast supplication to Allah during the month long Ramadan, especially in the quest to end insurgency in the country and safely return the girls of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State abducted by insurgents
Mike Omeri, the Coordinator of the National Information Centre, made the clarification while interacting with newsmen at the Centre on Thursday
The girls, who were writing their school certificate examinations, were abducted on the night of April 14, this year when members of the Boko Haram terrorist group lured them away on the pretext that they were soldiers sent to rescue them from insurgents
According to the media coordinating body in the fight against insurgency in the country, the National Information Centre, Nigeria’s security forces arrested Bello
“We have checked everywhere and no information to verify the claim
The coordinator said the arrest of the travellers was not targeted at any group of persons or individual, but done in view of the general security situation in the country
The fact that they might have been distributed and taken to different places is a major reason that the military is not considering the use of force in their rescue efforts, says the Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, in Abuja on Monday
He said the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency attended the ceremony
The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, gave this information on Monday while briefing the press on efforts being made to locate the abducted Chibok secondary school girls and the general efforts to contain raging insurgency in parts of the country
Agency sources had quoted the Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, as telling Sky News that her country made the offer but aside getting a thank you, Nigeria was yet to accept the offer
Omeri, who is also the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, announced this at a news conference where he gave an update on the military operations in the North East on Tuesday in Abuja
Jonathan has been criticized for not visiting the town since the incident
It would be recalled that Abubakar Sadiq Ogwuche, a British born Nigerian, was arrested on November 12, 2011 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on arrival from the UK on terrorism related charges but was released on October 15, 2012, following intense pressure from human rights activists, who alleged human rights violation
Omeri stated that the security operatives are already working to ensure his extradition back to Nigeria from where he was arrested
Mike Omeri, the Coordinator, National Information Centre, said this at a joint news conference by the Department of State Service, the Military and the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja