Nigerian Terrorists in Mass Importation Of Rocket Launchers

Terrorists behind the rash of bombings in the North have a game-changer, as they plan to replace the Improvised Explosive Devices with rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades, investigation revealed on Friday.
Consequently, massive importations of these high-calibre weapons are currently on.

RPGs are explosive projectile weapons used by insurgents to attack or destroy targets from long distances, while rocket launchers are devices that are used to propel missiles or explosives from long ranges.

It was gathered that their planned adoption of this new strategy would help them evade arrests by security agents.

A security operative said these weapons could be shot from long distances, thereby giving attackers sufficient time to escape, just as they could cause great havoc on their targets.

Many of the rocket launchers, our correspondent gathered, were smuggled into the country across the porous borders in the North.

Confirming that massive rocket launchers are in the country illegally, spokesman of the police, Frank Mba, in an exclusive interview, described it as a “worrisome development.”

 He said, “We are aware of the presence of rocket launchers and I assure you that we are not sleeping.

Culled from PUNCH