The Nigerian military are deploying
everything in their arsenal to recapture towns taken over by the dreaded Boko
Haram sect.
According to a military source, there
has been massive deployment of troops to the operational areas in Adamawa State,
especially the Mararaba, Madagali and Mubi axis, where the activities of the
Boko Haram insurgents had been prominent.
In a bid to have a full and successful
operation, the military have enlisted the co-operation of anti-riot policemen
from Yola, Benin and Makurdi and members of the local vigilante who are reputed
to have a fair knowledge of the area.
It was also revealed that the Boko
Haram sect had cut off all the GSM masts in the commercial city and its
environs to prevent communication within Mubi and other areas under their
occupation, even though they had not pulled down or destroyed any of the masts,
they simply cut energy supply to them.
The source said, “The operation started
last night. It is tagged, ‘Operation no Mercy.’ By now, the soldiers should be
in Mararaba and Mubi, because there is no service; the service has been cut
off.“Two days before the commencement of this operation on Saturday, many
people fled the area in order not to get caught in the crossfire.
Since Sunday, everybody ran out of the
place as soldiers encircled the whole place.“Many of the Boko Haram boys are
people from the town. Many of the boys can be identified. So, the local
vigilantes are also entering together with the military.
“The Air Force surveyed the place, but
they left the ground troops to do their jobs. “The network inside Mubi is down.
They cut the network, put off the generator but the masts are not
destroyed.“Mobile policemen are also involved in the fight; some of them were
drawn from Mopol 14 in Yola.
Some came from Makurdi and Benin. The Mopol are expected to
be using teargas,” the source explained.
Culled from
the herald
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