Families and non-military staff residing in two major military barracks in
Maiduguri, Borno State, are now being evacuated after Boko Haram terrorists
dropped letters announcing their plan to take the most important city in
Nigeria’s northeast region. The letters were dropped at the gates of Giwa and
Maimalari military barracks as well as different parts of the city of
Maiduguri.
Several soldiers also told Sahara Reporters that some of their colleagues had fled the barracks after the letters were circulated amongst military personnel. Continue..
Several soldiers also told Sahara Reporters that some of their colleagues had fled the barracks after the letters were circulated amongst military personnel. Continue..
The letter detailing the planned attack on Maiduguri
was written in Hausa language. It specifies that Boko Haram’s unpredictable
leader, Abubakar Shekau, planned to personally lead insurgent fighters to attack
Maimalari, the more formidable of the two barracks, and to fight to the death as
a martyr.
Boko Haram appears emboldened by its success in capturing Bama, the second largest city in Borno State. The Nigerian army and officials of Borno State were so rattled by the insurgents’ seizure of Bama that they claimed for two days that the town remained under Nigerian troops’ control
“Soldiers are moving their wives and children out because they should not be there if a battle begins,” a security source said. But a military officer at Defense Headquarters in Abuja said he was not aware of any desertions.
Boko Haram appears emboldened by its success in capturing Bama, the second largest city in Borno State. The Nigerian army and officials of Borno State were so rattled by the insurgents’ seizure of Bama that they claimed for two days that the town remained under Nigerian troops’ control
However, a senior official of the Borno State government told
SaharaReporters yesterday that there was no doubt that Bama had fallen to the
insurgents. A senior United States official also acknowledged the capture of the
town by insurgents, and disclosed that the US would provide logistical
assistance to the Nigerian government to help secure Maiduguri.
On Friday, the Islamist terrorists began an apparent push towards Maiduguri by killing some 30 people near Kawuri town. They now have just an army checkpoint in Konduga standing between them and Maiduguri, a city with more than two million residents.
On Friday, the Islamist terrorists began an apparent push towards Maiduguri by killing some 30 people near Kawuri town. They now have just an army checkpoint in Konduga standing between them and Maiduguri, a city with more than two million residents.
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