Some of the Nigerian soldiers that fled
to Cameroon following a fierce battle
with Boko Haram militants in locations
around Borno and Adamawa states
have returned as residents of Mubi town
in Adamawa State reported seeing tired
and tattered-looking soldiers arrive.
The residents said they saw several
soldiers, wearing torn uniforms and
gloomy faces, returned in the wee hours
of Tuesday.
The residents suspect that the returning
soldiers were among the 500 soldiers
that fled to Cameroon on Monday.
A resident, Joseph Baba, said “we saw
some of them purchasing second hand
clothes at the Mubi main market”.
‘’Initially, we were afraid. People
panicked when we sighted the troops.
They arrived in the wee hours and
people began to scamper for safety
because no one knew their mission. I
even thought they were Boko Haram
disguised in military uniform as the
insurgents usually do,” Mr. Baba said.
Nigerian soldiers on the battle field
often complain about being under
equipped to face Boko Haram
insurgents.
On Monday, the soldiers retreated and
sought refuge in Cameroon in what the
military authorities later described as
tactical manoeuvre.
The spokesperson for the Defence
Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, could
not be reached Tuesday to confirm the
return of the soldiers. He did not
answer or return calls.
But Mr. Olukolade had said in a
statement Monday that the troops were
“on their way back to join their unit in
Nigeria”.
However, an hour after this report was
published, the Defence Headquarters
issued a brief statement confirming the
return of the soldiers.
It said the “troops who returned from
Cameroon were today addressed by the
General Officer Commanding 3 Division,
Major General Zaruwa as they
embarked on another mission in the
Counter Terrorism campaign”.
All the soldiers are in high spirit with all
their weapons and equipment intact, the
statement added.
In a video released on Sunday, which
also showed scenes of Nigerian soldiers
running for safety and arms recovered
from Nigerian soldiers, Abubakar
Shekau, the sect leader congratulated
his fighters for seizing the town of
Gwoza earlier this month.
Defy curfew, Boko Haram says
Meanwhile, residents of Madagali town
in Adamawa State said Boko Haram
insurgents told them to defy the 24-
hour curfew imposed by the state
government.
Acting Governor Umar Fintiri on Sunday
announced the curfew after Boko
Haram’s fighters invaded the town,
which shares a boundary with Borno
town- Gwoza, seized by the insurgents.
Residents said the insurgents, who
move freely in the town, brandishing
their guns, asked them to continue with
their normal businesses, without fear of
attack.
“They asked us to ignore the 24-hour
curfew, promising not to attack us.
They (Boko Haram) told us that they
are not after us now; rather, they are
pursuing troops being deployed,” a
resident of the town, who asked not to
be named, said.
Refugees in Cameroon
With reports of swelling numbers of
displaced persons and insufficient
camps, some residents who crossed
over to Cameroon have allegedly been
arrested by Cameroonian security
operatives.
“Many residents are now on the hilltops,
while those that were able to cross to
Cameroon are reported to have been
arrested by Cameroonian security
operatives,” a source, who did not want
to be named for security reasons, told
PREMIUM TIMES.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated
to reflect the confirmation by the
Defence Headquarters that the soldiers
had returned.


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What kind of silly title is that? Is Premium Times mocking them?

Acting Governor Umar Fintiri on Sunday
announced the curfew after Boko
Haram’s fighters invaded the town,
which shares a boundary with Borno
town- Gwoza, seized by the insurgents.
Residents said the insurgents, who
move freely in the town, brandishing
their guns, asked them to continue with
their normal businesses, without fear of
attack.
“They asked us to ignore the 24-hour
curfew, promising not to attack us.
They (Boko Haram) told us that they
are not after us now; rather, they are
pursuing troops being deployed,” a
resident of the town, who asked not to
be named, said.

This shh doesn't sound right to me, has it gotten this bad that they can now move about anyhow, and host talks with residents?

WAT DID THE EDITOR MEANT BY TORN UNIFORMS .IS THAT THE WAY TO ADDRESS TRUE HEROES?

seankafor: WAT DID THE EDITOR MEANT BY TORN UNIFORMS .IS THAT THE WAY TO ADDRESS TRUE HEROES?

From the body and the title of the article it is obvious premium times is only mocking them.

Idrismusty97: From the body and the title of the article it is obvious premium times is only mocking them.

I DONT UNDERSTAND NAIJA MEDIAS OF NAWADAYS OOO .JUST IMAGINE

Welcome home bunch of cowards....

Let them find their way to Lagos. There are plenty BRT buses to be burnt there. While they are at it, they should take out their frustrations on UNARMED "bloody civilians" as usual. Whip them with koboko for petty traffic issues; order them to do frog jump and all that. After all, they are unarmed and harmless. . .that's about the only kind of 'enemy' the Nigerian military can handle. Even a small gang of boy scouts armed with catapults will prove difficult for this disgraceful military to deal with. The enemy has to be totally unarmed and unthreatening (like the average "bloody civilian" they like to bully), otherwise our Khaki-clad chickens would flee across the hills.

It is impossible to have any regard for these bloody cowards. Not UNTIL they understand the true meaning of discipline and professionalism in Nigeria's current democratic era..

keep writing mocking the army the day they refuse to fight the news will read premium times journalist in ghana refugee camp after jihadist over run northern nigeria

these are not our country's proudest times


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hardywaltz: Welcome home bunch of cowards....

Oh u call them coward abi?

This Soldiers never defected in the first instance.

A colonial army of occupation and domination can never be up to task.
I keep debating which is worse.
The military or the police .
I have always argued that it is the army.
They simply Hoover up villagers with inferiority complex and give them guns to compensate for that inferiority.
At least, the police know when they are breaking the law .
The Nigerian army has always been known for gross human right abuses and mass killings.
A reading of the second coup and all the recent mutinies shows that the officer corp have never had effective control of the juniors officers cadre . under the wrong circumstances ,can go ballistic at anytime.
That is why I have always said that when push comes to shove ,we shall be liberated from that useless Nigerian contraption with little effort.
Brains beat brawns everytime.