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.Locals Flee To Niger Republic
.Chibok Girls May Be Released In Batches - Report

Dozens of gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram,
yesterday reportedly took over Abadam, a border town between
Nigeria and Niger Republic, in the northern fringes of Borno State,
fleeing residents said.
Sources said the insurgents had been in Abadam since last
Thursday but finally hoisted their flags yesterday after killing many
prominent people and forcing others to cross over to Niger
Republic.
The actual number of people killed is not yet clear as police and
military authorities in Borno State are yet to comment on the latest
seizure, even as some towns, including Gwoza, Bama, Mafa and
Dikwa are still under the control of the Boko Haram, according to
officials.
Sunday Trust reliably gathered that a traditional ruler, Ba Mallam
Wasak, 75, an uncle of the immediate past Speaker of the Borno
State House of Assembly, Goni Ali Modu, has been killed by the
insurgents in Abadam.
Goni Modu, a ranking member, represents Abadam Constituency in
the state assembly. He could not be reached yesterday at the time
of filing this report.
Alhaji Salatu, another notable figure in Abadam and three of his
children, as well as one Alhaji Bulakaye, were also among the many
people killed, witnesses said.
Beside Mallam Fatori, Abadam is the second biggest town in
Abadam local government area which has witnessed series of
attacks from Boko Haram insurgents.
People in the area alleged that Nigerian troops are visible at Mallam
Fatori but no single security official was at Abadam which is seven
kilometers away, a development which they said gave the insurgents
leverage to attack and destroy.
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) headquarters and
barracks are also at Abadam.
Aminu Abdullahi, a resident of Abadam, who spoke to our
correspondent by phone, said dozens of people had been killed.
“As I am talking to you, both my father and mother are still trapped
in Abadam and only God will save them. Many people, especially the
old, are still in Abadam because they could not flee,” he said.
According to him, agile men and women had crossed over to Niger
Republic.
“For now, hundreds of our people have crossed over to Abadam
Paransa, Gowngoro, Goan, Gamgra and Boso, all in Niger Republic.
They are in need of help because they are in distress; they left home
running helter-sketer and their safety across the border is not
certain,” he said.
Another resident of Abadam, who does not want his name
mentioned, pleaded with the federal government to come to their
aid.
He said the insurgents are killing at will.
“When they stormed our village on Friday, they started selecting
their targets and executing them by either shooting or slitting their
throats. And today (yesterday) they expanded their targets as only
the peasant elderly are spared.
“Dozens of villages in Abadam local government are now under the
firm grip of the Boko Haram. We are really bewildered because we
heard over the radio that Nigerian government had reached a truce
with the insurgents but, honestly,there is nothing to that effect,” he
said.
Meanwhile, Sunday Trust gathered from sources that the Boko
Haram insurgents have stepped up attacks in some communities,
two days after the announcement of the ceasefire deal.
A Fulani leader near Alagarno village of Damboa local government
area was reportedly slaughtered by the insurgents on Friday.
Local hunters also engaged the assailants near Shaffa village
yesterday when the former went to recover the bodies of eight
people who were ambushed and killed by the insurgents on Friday.

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.Locals Flee To Niger Republic
.Chibok Girls May Be Released In Batches - Report

Dozens of gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram,
yesterday reportedly took over Abadam, a border town between
Nigeria and Niger Republic, in the northern fringes of Borno State,
fleeing residents said.
Sources said the insurgents had been in Abadam since last
Thursday but finally hoisted their flags yesterday after killing many
prominent people and forcing others to cross over to Niger
Republic.
The actual number of people killed is not yet clear as police and
military authorities in Borno State are yet to comment on the latest
seizure, even as some towns, including Gwoza, Bama, Mafa and
Dikwa are still under the control of the Boko Haram, according to
officials.
Sunday Trust reliably gathered that a traditional ruler, Ba Mallam
Wasak, 75, an uncle of the immediate past Speaker of the Borno
State House of Assembly, Goni Ali Modu, has been killed by the
insurgents in Abadam.
Goni Modu, a ranking member, represents Abadam Constituency in
the state assembly. He could not be reached yesterday at the time
of filing this report.
Alhaji Salatu, another notable figure in Abadam and three of his
children, as well as one Alhaji Bulakaye, were also among the many
people killed, witnesses said.
Beside Mallam Fatori, Abadam is the second biggest town in
Abadam local government area which has witnessed series of
attacks from Boko Haram insurgents.
People in the area alleged that Nigerian troops are visible at Mallam
Fatori but no single security official was at Abadam which is seven
kilometers away, a development which they said gave the insurgents
leverage to attack and destroy.
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) headquarters and
barracks are also at Abadam.
Aminu Abdullahi, a resident of Abadam, who spoke to our
correspondent by phone, said dozens of people had been killed.
“As I am talking to you, both my father and mother are still trapped
in Abadam and only God will save them. Many people, especially the
old, are still in Abadam because they could not flee,” he said.
According to him, agile men and women had crossed over to Niger
Republic.
“For now, hundreds of our people have crossed over to Abadam
Paransa, Gowngoro, Goan, Gamgra and Boso, all in Niger Republic.
They are in need of help because they are in distress; they left home
running helter-sketer and their safety across the border is not
certain,” he said.
Another resident of Abadam, who does not want his name
mentioned, pleaded with the federal government to come to their
aid.
He said the insurgents are killing at will.
“When they stormed our village on Friday, they started selecting
their targets and executing them by either shooting or slitting their
throats. And today (yesterday) they expanded their targets as only
the peasant elderly are spared.
“Dozens of villages in Abadam local government are now under the
firm grip of the Boko Haram. We are really bewildered because we
heard over the radio that Nigerian government had reached a truce
with the insurgents but, honestly,there is nothing to that effect,” he
said.
Meanwhile, Sunday Trust gathered from sources that the Boko
Haram insurgents have stepped up attacks in some communities,
two days after the announcement of the ceasefire deal.
A Fulani leader near Alagarno village of Damboa local government
area was reportedly slaughtered by the insurgents on Friday.
Local hunters also engaged the assailants near Shaffa village
yesterday when the former went to recover the bodies of eight
people who were ambushed and killed by the insurgents on Friday.

dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/news/18496-in-spite-of-ceasefire-deal-b-haram-captures-another-borno-town[/b].Kills Ex-Speaker’s Father, Prominent People
.Locals Flee To Niger Republic
.Chibok Girls May Be Released In Batches - Report

Dozens of gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram,
yesterday reportedly took over Abadam, a border town between
Nigeria and Niger Republic, in the northern fringes of Borno State,
fleeing residents said.
Sources said the insurgents had been in Abadam since last
Thursday but finally hoisted their flags yesterday after killing many
prominent people and forcing others to cross over to Niger
Republic.
The actual number of people killed is not yet clear as police and
military authorities in Borno State are yet to comment on the latest
seizure, even as some towns, including Gwoza, Bama, Mafa and
Dikwa are still under the control of the Boko Haram, according to
officials.
Sunday Trust reliably gathered that a traditional ruler, Ba Mallam
Wasak, 75, an uncle of the immediate past Speaker of the Borno
State House of Assembly, Goni Ali Modu, has been killed by the
insurgents in Abadam.
Goni Modu, a ranking member, represents Abadam Constituency in
the state assembly. He could not be reached yesterday at the time
of filing this report.
Alhaji Salatu, another notable figure in Abadam and three of his
children, as well as one Alhaji Bulakaye, were also among the many
people killed, witnesses said.
Beside Mallam Fatori, Abadam is the second biggest town in
Abadam local government area which has witnessed series of
attacks from Boko Haram insurgents.
People in the area alleged that Nigerian troops are visible at Mallam
Fatori but no single security official was at Abadam which is seven
kilometers away, a development which they said gave the insurgents
leverage to attack and destroy.
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) headquarters and
barracks are also at Abadam.
Aminu Abdullahi, a resident of Abadam, who spoke to our
correspondent by phone, said dozens of people had been killed.
“As I am talking to you, both my father and mother are still trapped
in Abadam and only God will save them. Many people, especially the
old, are still in Abadam because they could not flee,” he said.
According to him, agile men and women had crossed over to Niger
Republic.
“For now, hundreds of our people have crossed over to Abadam
Paransa, Gowngoro, Goan, Gamgra and Boso, all in Niger Republic.
They are in need of help because they are in distress; they left home
running helter-sketer and their safety across the border is not
certain,” he said.
Another resident of Abadam, who does not want his name
mentioned, pleaded with the federal government to come to their
aid.
He said the insurgents are killing at will.
“When they stormed our village on Friday, they started selecting
their targets and executing them by either shooting or slitting their
throats. And today (yesterday) they expanded their targets as only
the peasant elderly are spared.
“Dozens of villages in Abadam local government are now under the
firm grip of the Boko Haram. We are really bewildered because we
heard over the radio that Nigerian government had reached a truce
with the insurgents but, honestly,there is nothing to that effect,” he
said.
Meanwhile, Sunday Trust gathered from sources that the Boko
Haram insurgents have stepped up attacks in some communities,
two days after the announcement of the ceasefire deal.
A Fulani leader near Alagarno village of Damboa local government
area was reportedly slaughtered by the insurgents on Friday.
Local hunters also engaged the assailants near Shaffa village
yesterday when the former went to recover the bodies of eight
people who were ambushed and killed by the insurgents on Friday.

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This means that boko haram is defeating the nigerian army. If it is in the niger delta now they would have been flying in the air