Only Six Civilians Were Killed In Baga”, Nigerian Military Says

The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Borno has claimed that only six civilians were killed over the weekend during a gun battle it had with insurgents in Baga community of Borno State.

The JTF said residents’ claims that 185 people were killed during the attack were false.

The Commander of the Task Force, Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye, said in a three- paragraph statement he sent to journalists in Maiduguri, that Baga residents lied when they told the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, that over 2000 houses were burnt down after the attack. He insisted that only some few 30 thatch houses got burnt. Mr. Edokpaye said his troops killed 30 Boko Haram gunmen, while five (5) others were arrested.

He said a soldier died and five others sustained injuries. He said “contrary to media speculation that hundreds of houses were burnt, instead, it was the explosion from Boko Haram Terrorists’ Rocket Propelled Grenade Bombs, Anti Aircraft Guns and sophisticated IED materials that triggered fire to about 30 thatch houses in the predominantly fishing community.”
He said a cache of arms, including three Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers; two Rocket Propelled Grenades Bombs; four AK 47 Rifles; 435 assorted ammunitions; seven quantities of IED material; and three land cruiser vehicles.

Mr. Edokpaye’s statement not only contradicts that by the residents of Baga, the Red Cross and the Borno State Government, it also contradicts that by military authorities in Abuja. While residents of the town aid they buried 185 corpses, members of the community after the clash, the Red Cross later said the victims increased to 187.
The Borno State Government on Tuesday said ‘over 100 people’ were killed but said it could not ascertain the actual figure until its investigations are completed.

On Monday evening, the Defence Headquarters in Abuja declined to comment on the civilian casualty.
The spokesperson for the Headquarters, Brigadier General Chris Kolade, however, said 25 Boko Haram suspects were killed in clash contrary to Mr. Edokpaye’s claim of 30.


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Now we don't really know who is lying,
The military?
The government?
Or civilians.
But innocent lives were lost here, is this what we have become?

phoneport: The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Borno has claimed that only six civilians were killed over the weekend during a gun battle it had with insurgents in Baga community of Borno State.
The JTF said residents’ claims that 185 people were killed during the attack were false.
The Commander of the Task Force, Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye, said in a three- paragraph statement he sent to journalists in Maiduguri, that Baga residents lied when they told the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, that over 2000 houses were burnt down after the attack. He insisted that only some few 30 thatch houses got burnt. Mr. Edokpaye said his troops killed 30 Boko Haram gunmen, while five (5) others were
arrested.
He said a soldier died and five others sustained injuries. He said “contrary to media speculation that hundreds of houses were burnt, instead, it was the explosion from Boko Haram Terrorists’ Rocket Propelled Grenade Bombs, Anti Aircraft Guns and sophisticated IED materials that triggered fire to about 30 thatch houses in the predominantly fishing community.”
He said a cache of arms, including three Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers; two Rocket Propelled Grenades Bombs; four AK 47 Rifles; 435 assorted ammunitions; seven quantities of IED material; and three land cruiser vehicles.

Mr. Edokpaye’s statement not only contradicts that by the residents of Baga, the Red Cross and the Borno State Government, it also contradicts that by military authorities in Abuja. While residents of the town aid they buried 185 corpses, members of the community after the clash, the Red Cross later said the victims increased to 187.
The Borno State Government on Tuesday said ‘over 100 people’ were killed but said it could not ascertain the actual figure until its investigations are completed.

On Monday evening, the Defence Headquarters in Abuja declined to comment on the civilian casualty.
The spokesperson for the Headquarters, Brigadier General Chris Kolade, however, said 25 Boko Haram suspects were killed in clash contrary to Mr. Edokpaye’s
claim of 30.

source please?

Dem even try to say na 8 dem kill, if na police dem for deny say nobody die and even produce suspects with heavy machine guns for u

six is "only"?

Well, they can wipe off the north for all i care!
These guys knw wo these BH are and they kept mute like they dnt knw.
These dudes are someone's husbands and relatives, they just decided not to point them out!

And wen d JTF shoots a town down, they will always cry 'civilian'.

Kill them all!!!!!!
I repeat: kill them all!!!!
Over and out to my peppersoup joint!

SLIDE waxie: Well, they can wipe off the north for all i care!
These guys knw wo these BH are and they kept mute like they dnt knw.
These dudes are someone's husbands and relatives, they just decided not to point them out!

And wen d JTF shoots a town down, they will always cry 'civilian'.

Kill them all!!!!!!
I repeat: kill them all!!!!
Over and out to my peppersoup joint!

Illiteracy they say is worse than the plague

SLIDE waxie: Well, they can wipe off the north for all i care!
These guys knw wo these BH are and they kept mute like they dnt knw.
These dudes are someone's husbands and relatives, they just decided not to point them out!

And wen d JTF shoots a town down, they will always cry 'civilian'.

Kill them all!!!!!!
I repeat: kill them all!!!!
Over and out to my peppersoup joint!

pathetic. "What you do not wish for yourself, do not wish for others."

It doesn't matter how many people were killed. 1 civilian death is simply 1 too many. We need to start giving life it's proper value.

We are so used to news of of death that we have become de-stigmatized by it. Enough is enough.

LIFE is more important than anything else!

am still waiting for the time when arrested insurgents would be placed on trial in the court of law. coz it seems the JTF canot make an account of those they've arrested.

Typical Nigerian soldiers, only time they can do anything is against unarmed people.


No wonder they r only performing check-point duty in Mali

Even congolese rebels are better trained than Nigerian army

Sayin only six died.....are those six mosquitoes?even if only 1 died no b person?foools!!......tired of dis Nation but i no get money i 4 go ghana or south africa

Those residents and 'Red cross' are liars and Boko haram Apologists.

Why rush to bury them without picture or a video to do a count.


Also, why will you allow Boko Haram members to use your residence as hide out ?

JTF we don hear and I bulieve una pass those harbouring terrorist enuff of dis BH hide and seek game joor..

Bleep d number of victims. We are tired of hearin all dis trash. Fish those dogs out. If na to go liberia or mali for peace keeping mission ona go day smart.

SLIDE waxie: Well, they can wipe off the north for all i care!
These guys knw wo these BH are and they kept mute like they dnt knw.
These dudes are someone's husbands and relatives, they just decided not to point them out!

And wen d JTF shoots a town down, they will always cry 'civilian'.

Kill them all!!!!!!
I repeat: kill them all!!!!
Over and out to my peppersoup joint!

I support. Kill all the furrkin beast.

We N̸O̸ even kw who D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ lie amonge them......but ђã†̥ ​​​​‎​Ȋ̝̊ kw ßέ say innocent pple die.....
9ja needs God's intervetion...

God save us in nigeria

All lives are not worth the same. 6 lives of terrorists or terrorist harbouring civilians put together, are not worth more than that of a ram.

Keep up the good work MTF or JTF..come for amnesty,de idiots say NO,stop d bombing,de cowards say NO.what else do we xpct d security to do?watch de devils destroy inocent lifes?.Any body stayin in de so called Baga village or what ever is not inocent in anyway,cos de r all informants to Boko Haram,nemesis just caught up wit dem....

WHAT A PITY, HUMAN LIFE NO GET VALUE AGAIN...

PLS CAN YOU GIVE ME A SOURCES OF YOUR NEWS

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST TYPE NONSENSE HERE

Who is fooling who?

they should stop harbouring those Mafias called boko haram, is not good for them.

There is no conflict here. The Nigerian Army is a Nigerian Institution and any information from such institution should be respected, atleast until there are CONCRETE evidence to suggest otherwise. It is unfair to dispute casuality figures emanating from the Nigerian Army. The Borno people have always been anti-JTF and pro-boko haram. Consequently, casuality figures and allegations from the people should be properly investigated as they are unreliable.

70*186 Virgins.................No b small o

Yes it is wrong to kill, but Nigerians seems to forget so soon.. Odi in Bayelsa, similar case happened if not for Timaya am sure many of u did not hear about it.

My point is let us not be sentimental in our approach to this killings, have u forgotten Malada bombing, churches in Borno and Abuja. Did any of u say then 1 civilian is one to many.

They are all collateral Damage, Nigeria needs tough hands like dis...

Nigerian Media are just Armchair and proxy reporters.
Always spewing trash but without guts to go after the news.

If you want the truth, then do what serious media organizations do,-Get embedded into the combatants. Either embed into boko haram or JTF
That way we can be sure of the accuracy of the reports.

If you can't do that then, just tell d world that ur media organization can be described in two words "A Blog"

lacasa:


Illiteracy they say is worse than the plague

i hope dt aint mine? Cos if it was, then u u are an idiott!!!
Who else is an illiterate, if not for a fool like u are ur cry babies who doesn't undstnd d power in information!
Investigation is not 'witchcraftcy' they need the peoples support, and if they chose to hoard it, it's nobody's problem!

Did u think the police in Boston used d art of witchcraft to apprehend the second bomber?