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Boko Haram Recaptures Defence Chief’shometown by DAVECENA(m): 11:55am On Oct 31, 2014
Vimtim, the hometown of the Chief of Defence
Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, in
Adamawa State, has been recaptured by the
Boko Haram insurgents.
Reports from the area indicated that before
the incident on Thursday, the troops on guard
and the residents fled the town, leaving the
insurgents to freely loot and burn properties.
The takeover of Vimtim came a day after Mubi,
the second biggest town in Adamawa, was
overrun by Boko Haram.
As of 11.am on Thursday major public places
in the deserted town like the Mubi
International Cattle Market, the local
government secretariat and some private
buildings were still in flames.
The state government dispatched over 100
buses to Mubi and its environs to move
trapped residents to the Internally Displaced
Persons Camp in Yola.
Governor Bala James Ngillari gave the order on
Thursday afternoon when concerned citizens of
Mubi briefed him on the current development
in the town and its neighbouring communities.
Their leader, Joshua Atiku, advised the
governor to consult with the Federal
Government on the possibility of Cameroonian
authorities allow fleeing people access into
their country.
Atiku disclosed that thousands of people
escaping into Cameroon were stranded in
border towns owing to the fact that the
Cameroonian gendarmes denied them entry.
Investigations however revealed that there are
concerns in military circles about the invasion
and taking over of Mubi by the insurgents.
It was gathered on Thursday that the top
leadership of the military were of the opinion
that the reason given by soldiers for their
“tactical withdrawal” from the commercial
town on Wednesday was less than satisfactory.
A source, who confided in one of our
correspondents, said that some of the events
in the battle for Mubi would become issues for
investigations soon.
The source added that the military leadership
were viewing the said “tactical withdrawal as
an act of cowardice and indiscipline.
He said, “You must note that enough arms and
ammunition were provided for these people
(soldiers); there were enough men and
weapons; also the issue of welfare was
adequately taken care of.
“Productivity is expected to be high when such
arrangements have been put in place. I can tell
you that reinforcement from other military
formations has been made.
“This issue of tactical withdrawal is being
viewed in high military circles as indiscipline
and cowardice even though there are clear
manifestations of exaggeration in some of the
incidents.”
Another military source told one of our
correspondents that the insurgents had as of
Thursday hoisted their flag at the palace of the
Emir of Mubi and other parts of the town.
He said that a medical doctor and owner of a
popular clinic in the town was among those
killed by the insurgents who also razed the EYN
‘Church One’. The church is said to be the
largest in Mubi.
Efforts to speak with the Director of Defence
Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, on the
capture of Mubi and recapturing of Vimtim
proved abortive as calls to his mobile
telephone did not connect.
A text message sent to him on the issues was
not replied by him as of 7pm on Thursaday.
Meanwhile, a source in the 23 Brigade of the
Nigerian Army, Yola has debunked reports that
some Nigerian soldiers fled the battle ground
in Adamawa to Cameroon on Wednesday and
Thursday.
“I don’t know which of the soldiers fled to
Cameroon but our soldiers actually retreated
for re-enforcement,” he told one of our
correspondents on the telephone.
However, More doubts have engulfed the state
of the ongoing peace talks between the Federal
Government and Boko Haram.
The Chief of Defence Staff had directed all
service chiefs ‘to comply with the ceasefire
agreement between Nigeria and Boko Haram in
all theatres of operations’ on October 17,
2014.
However, the declaration of the ceasefire has
been marred by vicious attacks by the sect.
On Thursday, some of the military chiefs
declined to comment on the ceasefire when
they were asked by journalists at the Defence
Headquarters in Abuja.
Efforts made by journalists to get the response
of the Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Aliyu
Gusau, were not successful as he simply smiled
and went into his car.
However, when he was prodded further, he
referred the journalists to the CDS, who
according to him, would address the media on
the issue.
He said, “No, no, no, the CDS would speak to
you, the CDS would speak to you.”
But when the journalists who were gathered in
front of the Naval Headquarters sighted the
CDS as he left the venue of the inauguration of
the Naval Headquarters Extension Building, he
politely refused to make any comment.


source: http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-recaptures-defence-chiefs-hometown/

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