The Nigerian army has suspended
the activities of UNICEF in the north-eastern part of the country, accusing the
humanitarian agency of working for Boko Haram insurgents.
In a statement by Onyema
Nwachukwu, deputy director, public relations of the army, the military said it
took the action since the organisation had been sabotaging the war against
insurgency.
“The Theatre Command Operation
LAFIYA DOLE has observed with dismay that some of the activities of
International humanitarian agencies and Non-governmental organisations’
operating in the North East have left so much to be desired,” the statement
read.
“There is credible information
that some of them are indulging in unwholesome practices that could further
jeopardise the fight against terrorism and insurgency, as they train and deploy
spies who support the insurgents and their sympathisers.
“It is baffling to note that some
of these organisations have been playing the terrorists’ script with the aim to
continue demoralising the troops who are doing so much to protect the lives of
victims of Boko Haram Terrorism and safe guard them from wanton destruction of
property and means the of livelihood. The Theatre Command considers the actions
of these organisations as a direct assault and insult on the sensibilities of
Nigerians, as they tend to benefit more from expanding the reign of terror on
our people.
“Consequently, the Theatre
Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE is suspending the operations of the United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the North East
theatre until further notice. This has become inevitable since the organisation
has abdicated its primary duty of catering for the wellbeing of children and
the vulnerable through humanitarian activities and now engaged in training
selected persons for clandestine activities to continue sabotaging the counter
terrorism and Counter insurgency efforts of troops through spurious and
unconfirmed allegations bothering on alleged violations of human rights by the
military.”
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