The Defence Headquarters said terrorists displaced by military offensives elsewhere in Nigeria were responsible for the recent deadly abduction in Oyo State.
The Defence Headquarters has blamed the recent abduction in Oyo State on terrorists displaced from other parts of the country by ongoing military operations.
In a statement on Thursday, Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Michael Onoja, said the attackers were members of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad group.
“The recent incidence of kidnap in Oyo State was clearly perpetrated by terrorists of the JAS Group that have been dislodged from other parts of the country due to high-intensity operations being conducted all over,” the statement read.
The DHQ rejected claims it described terrorists operating in the South-West as ordinary criminals.
“It is, therefore, inaccurate and misleading to suggest that the Defence Headquarters, at any point, referred to vicious and violent terrorists as criminals,” Onoja stated.
The military added that troops remained deployed across affected areas to dismantle terrorist and criminal networks threatening national security.
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