Who has not received one of these messages? I ken I have, and perpetuate to receive them on my BBM too from contacts who feel they are being auxiliary.
The State Security Services (SSS) operatives in Abuja have apprehended a man who specializes in sending out text messages threatening attack by Boko Haram terrorists thereby engendering panic in the populace.
The DefenceHQ reports that the suspect is still undergoing further interrogation preparatory to prosecution.
Meanwhile, the suspect, Ugwu Lawrence who was tracked by security operatives after dispatching text messages of impending bombings of some hotels in Abuja confessed that he employed the gimmick because the management of one of the organisation failed to offer him employment.
He additionally confessed that his motive was a ploy to instil fear in the mind of the management’s chairman, and pleaded that he is authentically not a terrorist.
Please people, let us be more conscientious about sending these messages. Engendering panic or penalizing a business unnecessarily is playing into the hands of the authentic Boko Haram.
