‎He made the disclosure during a chat with journalists ater his pulling out ceremony held at the Naval Base, Apapa, Lagos.

‎While urging Nigerians to provide security agencies with necessary information that will unravel where the terrorists manufacture their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Jibrin appealed to those whose wares are stolen to report to security agencies.

 

He said Nigerians used to think that the war was against the government and should be dealt with by only the military, a mindset he described as defective.

He said: “Terrorists are amongst us, they are very difficult for security agencies to identify, without needed intelligence. Since they are amongst us, the source of materials used for their devices are sold by Nigerians and some stolen from shops belonging to some Nigerians.

“To that end, one expects that owners of stolen equipment or those who equipments are bought from should report to the security agencies, their confidentiality is guaranteed because no one will disclose the source of the information.