Equipment, vehicles and goods belonging to government and other Nigerians reportedly stolen by Boko Haram insurgents have been smuggled to the Republic of Chad, officials said yesterday.

Nigerian ambassador to Chad Mohammed Dauda and Adamawa state government officials confirmed the report saying steps to recover the items had been taken already.

“Yes, we heard about the story and then we also received a report from Nigeria, urging us to investigate the whereabouts of the stolen equipment from Mubi by the Boko Haram members,” Ambassador Dauda said in an interview with BBC Hausa service yesterday.

“Ever since we got the report, we quickly wrote to the Chadian Gendarme - which is the police, the military and their immigration office,” he said. “We don’t know exactly the items, but there are indications that reveal they are government and schools vehicles, household goods, furniture and other goods stolen from burgled shops.
Ambassador Dauda  called on the Cameroonian authorities to also launch investigation “because there is about 300 kilometres to cover in Cameroon before entering Chad from Nigeria. Hence it is possible for such items to be lost within the country, too.”
He called on Nigerians to discard the belief that relations between Nigeria and Chad are rusty.

The insurgents two months ago captured Mubi and several towns and looted shops. Reports at the time quoted the insurgents as having boasted that the large quantity of food and household goods they took away could last them for at least a year.
The towns were re-captured by the military aided by vigilante and hunters last month.

Also, the Adamawa State government is pushing for investigation into reports indicating that goods looted by Boko Haram insurgents from the state were taken to Chad.

In an interview with Daily Trust yesterday, Phineas Elisha, the spokesman to Governor Bala Ngilari, said government would lodge a formal complaint with the federal government on the issue.

“Government has been informed that goods carted away from Mubi found their way in to Chad. In fact there are many vehicles with Adamawa State registration number that were seen crossing in to Chad”, he stated.
He said the state government will soon cause the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Ministry to take up the matter with Chadian government.

Meanwhile, the councillor representing Digil Ward in Mubi North Local Government Council, Sahabo Bello, has called on the federal government to rise up to the challenge and demand explanation from Chadian authorities.
He also asked President Goodluck Jonathan to assist business men to rebuild their businesses, saying property worth billions of naira have been looted in Mubi.

 A displaced person from Mubi said most of Boko Haram fighters he saw in Mubi before his subsequent escape were from Chad and could not speak Hausa or any Nigerian language.
 According to him, goods ranging from foodstuff, vehicles, motorcycles, house wares to clothing materials were carted away.

“We know Chadians because we lived with them for many years. Most of the Boko Haram fighters I saw in  Mubi were typical Chadians and we got information from the border that goods looted from shops and houses in Mubi were taken across the border in to Chad”, he said.

 The ministry of foreign affairs yesterday said it had not received any official report of complain from Adamawa government yet.

Spokesperson of the ministry, Mr. Ode Ogbole told Daily Trust that the ministry would respond as soon as it gets a report on the issue.

Efforts to get Chadian Embassy officials to react on the matter proved abortive as all the telephone numbers of the Ambassador were not available. When our reporter visited the embassy, there was nobody to attend to her because all the staff had closed for the day.

Source: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/42752-property-seized-by-b-haram-seen-in-chad

Nigeria govt need to crush this bloody chad!!

Chad is Nigeria's worst enemy,yet,our president will never take action about their excesses.

hmmm! Dat awkward moment u're tinking chad sponsored bh and d u found d stolen goods in chad... I'm suspecting dose chibok gals dey chad sef( if dey neva turn dem all 2 suicide bomber)

some of u want Naija to attack chad rite? Dats shows aw imature we are somtimes! But strategic investigation to get info of their activites in dis country wil go a long way in dis fite against BH! We shall win!

If we have a strong enough intelligence unit to "obviously" prove that Chad is cohabiting this BH menace, then this should be an all-out war with Chad...

Unfortunately, until we do that, any attack on Chad will be termed as aggression and we'll swiftly lose international sympathy (a crucial factor in interstate wars)....

WHERE THE HELL IS OUR INTELLIGENCE??

Seriously there is something fishy about this chad involvement wit BH.....

It seems Chad is conducive to these criminals.
I have heard of Cameroun dealing with them but yet to hear that of Chad.

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temitemi1:
Nigeria govt need to crush this bloody chad!!

has gej ever crused anything in his life, when actuall 'amodu' sherif is his best friend and chad their ally.

Chad, I hope you guys are ready for this

I know it this boko haram they are not nigerian, the problem our nothern people are having they were the one that cause it, the reason for this is that if they see that you are not muslim they see you as infidel to the point that if they can't kill you if they see anything that is comming to kill you they will not tell you but if you are muslim it dosen't matter which matter which part of earth are you from those Chadian having been leaving with them before and they have turn against us now.

Its not good to wish for bad thing.
...but by God where is Abacha when you need him most!
I think its more than high time we take a decisive stand over Chad compilation in book haram issue.

SporaD8:
Its not good to wish for bad thing.
...but by God where is Abacha when you need him most!
I think its more than high time we take a decisive stand over Chad compilation in book haram issue.

ok

You guys are not seeing the irony and the ludricruosness of the entire situation. We have a very very bad President in office. Never has Nigeria been so passive and defenceless in the west African region. It is a very bad precedent we are setting with our neighbours. They smell our weakness and decadence. How can Boko Haram smuggle millions of Naira worth of Nigerian citizens private property into Chad without their government not being aware

Border control, that is what we nerd. It is not obvious that many of boko haram are bloody Chadians.

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Its no longer news that they have colleagues there.....I CAN'T WAIT 4 THIS WICKED CREATURES 2 BE DEFEATED COMPLETELY BY NIGERIA

Shey this government no supposed take step,shey he needs prophet to know that chad government is not clean about this

Williamso:
If we have a strong enough intelligence unit to "obviously" prove that Chad is cohabiting this BH menace, then this should be an all-out war with Chad...
Unfortunately, until we do that, any attack on Chad will be termed as aggression and we'll swiftly lose international sympathy (a crucial factor in interstate wars)....
WHERE THE HELL IS OUR INTELLIGENCE?

ur grammer 2 big na..

Hmmmm

only God knows all....
JESU WA GBAKOSO NIGERIA YI O....

Na wa oh

It is well with my soul your soul and.........everybody's soul

C us trough oh Lord

bad

That's what I call an effective government , if it was Nigeria you know the story .

....sorry for this o

Celebrating Christmas without
C- Christ-like attitude,
H- Holiness,
R- Righteousness,
I- Integrity,
S- Salvation, and
T- True Repentance
Is
M- Meaningless,
A- Absurd, and
S- Senseless

.... and thou shall call His name JESUS:, for He shall SAVE His PEOPLE from their SINS
!

Truth be told,waging any war against Chad is definitely not going to work. This rogues better be stopped, they took food that could last them for a year? The solution to boko haram lies on the shoulders of an old man, his name is RIBAHU..use your head fellas

Someone please tell the dumb president to confront chad. Also someone please tell Mr. President to switch on the computer first before browsing. How dumb can this president be? Just how dumb?

-CramJones

Its not like these guys come from heaven and invade our border towns and villages. They're obviously launching their attacks from Cameroun and Chad. Instead of our politicised security agencies to locate exactly where these guys are launching their attacks from, they're busy announcing to the world what we already know, like they've achieved something spectacular