*Jang raises alarm over infiltrationof members into security agencies

 LAGOS – A top security chief yesterday accused some judges in some states of the north of frustrating efforts by security agencies to prosecute the arrested members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram just as Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State raised an alarm that members of the sect have infiltrated the country’s security agencies.  
 
Also, as Lagos, Ekiti and Delta States have joined other states in evacuating their students from Borno over the menace of the sect, all public buildings including premises of governors offices of the six Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, controlled states are now no-go areas for people without invitation and specific mission.

This came as Prelate Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Sunday Ola Makinde gave his support for the use of force by the government to dislodge the sect members.

A top security Chief who is part of the on-going push against the Boko Haram group told Vanguard in Abuja yesterday that the security agencies had made significant in-road into the cells of the Islamic extremists.

The source said: “We have rounded up many of them and this has started affecting their reach. As a result, they are now trying to cause panic among Nigerians. This is why they are publishing things such as the so-called watch-list of some prominent Nigerians meant for assassination.

“We are nonetheless not going to take those publications lightly. They would be given adequate and relevant attention. The major problem on ground now is that Judiciary is not adopting a proactive posture that could complement the efforts of the Security agencies. “

The source revealed that the courts usually adopt legal procedures that did not take into consideration the nature of problem being faced by the country over Boko Haram saying “some of the judges are so uncooperative when it comes to religious matter and this has slowed down prosecution of those that have been arrested”.

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State while speaking on the security challenges facing the country at the commissioning of a N500 million fish feed plant of Grand Cereal and Oil Mills Limited, GCMOL, a subsidiary of UAC Nigeria in Jos alleged that the Boko Haram sect has infiltrated the country’s security agencies with many in uniform serving as members of the group.

The governor who alluded to the impact of insecurity on investment said “they (Boko Haram) are there (in the security agencies) wearing uniforms because we do not have an efficient way of recruiting  people into our security agencies.”