According to report from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in
Nigeria has it that there is an ongoing battle between Boko Haram and the army
over attempts by the insurgents to take over the state capital city. There is
tension in Maiduguri as the military are making effort to stop the insurgents
who have mobilized themselves in buses from penetrating the city of Maiduguri.
The report showed that the terrorists, who were trying to
make an inroad through Ajidalari, along the suburb of Jiddari Polo, were
intercepted by troops and members of the vigilante group popularly called
civilian JTF, resulting to heavy exchange of fire powers from both sides.
One of the security operatives disclosed that they were in pursuit
of the insurgents and that they had killed many.
Attempt to speak with the spokesperson of the Operation
Laifya Dole, Col Mustapha Anka was unsuccessful as his phone number was busy at
the time of filing this report.
But residents of Polo and Damboa roads in Maiduguri said
that the sound of heavy artillery and gunshots had brought back memories of the
dreadful days.
“Wallahi, it is not good at all. The sound of gunshots is
too much from our area here. It is as if the shooting is happening in front of
my house. I saw a lot of Civilian JTF with sticks and daggers running towards
the old Molai road, with soldiers on foot also among them”, Bulama Shettima, a
resident of Polo in Maiduguri said.
Another resident of Damboa stated that the situation seemed
to be a clear reply to the military and President Buhari that the December
deadline was not met.
Reacting, however, the Army Spokesman, Sani Usman, said
there is no way the insurgent could be making attempt to take over Maiduguri.
He said what happened was an attempt by some suicide bombers to penetrate into
Maiduguri before the military intercepted them. He asked,” How the same
insurgents that have been defeated could be making such an attempt?” Usman
promised to issue a statement detailing what transpired.
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