No comment on Boko Haram threat to my life - Minister- Nigeria's communication minister, Pantami, has declined to make comment on the threat on his life by the Boko Haram leader, Shekau - Shekau had threatened Pantami over the measures he is taking on sim card registrations in a bid to tighten up security - The communication minister just simply told the newsmen that would not comment on the threat at the moment Nigeria's minister of communication and digital economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has reacted to the threat to his life by a factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. The terrorists' leader had in a recent video threatened President Muhammadu Buhari for visiting Maiduguri, Borno state, following the Boko Haram attack that claimed many lives. Shekau also threatened the communication minister over the measures he is taking on sim card registrations in a bid to tighten up security. However, when asked about his reaction by journalists on Monday, February 17, Pantami declined to make any comment. Recommended for you No old notes yet from CBN, banks begin ration of old notes, Supreme Court s... The Nation reports that Pantami simply said “No comments for now" when newsmen asked for his reaction. The communication minister spoke to journalists at the Government Secondary School, Garki, Abuja where he delivered a lecture on digital mentoring. In her own reaction, Lauretta Onochi, a presidential aide on social media, described the threat by the Boko Haram leader as expressing frustration. Onochie said the sim card registration and restriction policy us affecting the insurgents. She tweeted: "Some of us think this government is not tackling insecurity. "Boko Haram's Shekau, is expressing frustration by threatening to kill Hon. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Sheik Pantami. ."The SIM Card registration & restriction policy is affecting them. #SaiBaba." Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian soldiers on Sunday, February 16, repelled Haram insurgents who attempted to invade Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The attack which started around 7.30pm lasted for nearly an hour. Recommended for you Kirikiri inmate gets access to phone, threatens innocent people, Osinbajo’s... Ahmadu Haga, a local security official said the attack occurred around Kaliyari. Also, an official of the Civilian-JTF, Bello Danbatta, said the attack took place at the last military checkpoint near Ngwom village. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Meanwhile, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), a former Nigerian head of state, has revealed what the federal government must do to win the battle against insurgency in the country. Babangida, in an interview conducted by Daily Trust, said that the presidency needs a lot of intelligence information on how Boko Haram insurgents operate in Nigeria so as to destabilise and neutralise them. The former military leader said that since Boko Haram terrorists do not constitute a conventional army, they can be brought to nothing if the government infiltrates their workforce and discover how they are trained, their leadership, teachers and number. Recommended for you "Wake up": Young mother buys plenty fried chicken, eats the meat after her... NAIJ.com (naija.ng) - Legit.ng We have upgraded to serve you better. Can Nigerian Soldiers really not deal with Boko Haram fighters?| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Nigeria's communication minister, Pantami, has declined to make comment on the threat on his life by the Boko Haram leader, Shekau - Shekau had threatened Pantami over the measures he is taking on sim card registrations in a bid to tighten up security - The communication minister just simply told the newsmen that would not comment on the threat at the moment Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: