[quote author=BlacSmit post=74251506]Militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have hoisted their flag in a Nigerian town after seizing control of it, three residents have told the BBC.

Hundreds of people have fled the fishing town of Baga after the militants overran it on Wednesday night, the residents said.

The militants seized weapons from a military base, and torched a naval base on the shores of Lake Chad, they said.

The military denied Baga had fallen, saying the attack had been repelled.

But PRNigeria, an agency well-connected with the military, quoted an intelligence officer as saying that troops had made a "tactical withdrawal" from their base after coming under attack.

"The Nigerian Air Force in response to distress call quickly mobilised military aircraft and flew over 20 sorties [on] Wednesday night and throughout Thursday," it quoted the unnamed officer as saying.

A resident, who spoke to the BBC after he fled Baga, said a militant led the morning prayer on Thursday at his mosque in the town.

Other armed militants were present at the mosque, and prayed there too, the resident said.

The militants told the congregation that civilians would not be targeted and were free to leave the town, he added.

The fighters identified themselves as being members of the Islamic State's West Africa Province (Iswap), an IS affiliate which has distanced itself from Boko Haram, the main insurgent group in north-eastern Nigeria.



The Bokoharam are strengthen by influx from neighbouring countries.

Intrepid01:


Oga, please face your front okay...i don't engage people whonreason with their emotions, people who are sentimentally blind on tribal lines. People whose level education does not reflect on their archaic views and opininon.

So cos "they" voted Jonathan out in 2015 for incompetence and brought in another incompetent Guy, we should continue to vote one incompetent after the other....

Buhari's level of competence most especially leadership qualities were not accurately known b4 that election. But today everybody knows how incompetent and corrupt Atiku Is, but people like you still want him to be President...cos you so much hate the Country and think the destiny of Nigeria should be used for payback game..

Just so you know, I am not rooting fot Buhari in anyway whatsoever, cos they are both incompetent and bereft of ideas....

Spare me the sentimental bullshyt...Buhari's administrative and economic incompetence is documented in the archives of history..Nigeria nosedived into her first taste of recession under Buhari and yet you have the galls to say it wasn't known? You were busy on instagram and twitter not to know of your country's history, a country you claim to love so much...you've made your choice in 2015, allow others make theirs in 2019.

Intrepid01:


What i don't get about you people rooting for PMB's exit is your thinking that Atiku would fair better....these guys are all birds of an incompetent feather. They all lacknyhe capacity, willingness and commitment it takes to deliver.

It is rather foolish of anyone to want Buhari out and Atiku in....

it is better to let a man who can hear than a man who can't hear . How could you possibly explain the fact that our soldiers are being displaced in their hundreds in Baga while the man who told Nigerians in 2015 that he will lead the war from the fronts is campaigning in Uyo,how do we explain such foolishness?In sane climes he is supposed to be in the tactical strategy room with the map of Nigeria on the table giving instructions on how to win the war as a former general.

This government is the biggest sponsor of terrorism... They gifted them millions of dollars, released hundreds of high ranking boko haram commanders, gifted them weapons and towns what else is remaining..

bantudra:
this war is long not over....but we will beat them eventualy....

we defeated biafra,and we shall defeat others too.....

The neighbouring countries are doing enough. It is clear that the terrorists are getting reinforcement from Niger and Chad.

bantudra:


stfu...the situation was much worser under jonathan....

Yes, we knew it was worst, and that was why we voted him out for ur so called PMB who promised Heaven on Earth.
Now, for once be sincere to urself, has the situation improved? In fact, what has gotten better under PMB that was bad under GEJ?

bantudra:
this war is long not over....but we will beat them eventualy....

we defeated biafra,and we shall defeat others too.....

okay

God forgive me for what I'm about to say.....let's wipe out the whole borno state maybe we will still see traces of boko haram...... ....

BlacSmit:
Militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have hoisted their flag in a Nigerian town after seizing control of it, three residents have told the BBC.

Hundreds of people have fled the fishing town of Baga after the militants overran it on Wednesday night, the residents said.

The militants seized weapons from a military base, and torched a naval base on the shores of Lake Chad, they said.

The military denied Baga had fallen, saying the attack had been repelled.

But PRNigeria, an agency well-connected with the military, quoted an intelligence officer as saying that troops had made a "tactical withdrawal" from their base after coming under attack.

"The Nigerian Air Force in response to distress call quickly mobilised military aircraft and flew over 20 sorties [on] Wednesday night and throughout Thursday," it quoted the unnamed officer as saying.

A resident, who spoke to the BBC after he fled Baga, said a militant led the morning prayer on Thursday at his mosque in the town.

Other armed militants were present at the mosque, and prayed there too, the resident said.

The militants told the congregation that civilians would not be targeted and were free to leave the town, he added.

The fighters identified themselves as being members of the Islamic State's West Africa Province (Iswap), an IS affiliate which has distanced itself from Boko Haram, the main insurgent group in north-eastern Nigeria.

The militants had captured heavy armoured tanks, boats and a large cache of weapons during the raid on the military and naval bases, other residents said.


The military base was the local headquarters of the multinational task force, which includes troops from neighbouring states fighting the militants, the residents added.

Some troops fled with civilians, as the militants stormed the town, in north-eastern Borno state, on Wednesday night, the residents said.

In a statement on Thursday, Nigerian army spokesman Sani Usman confirmed the attack on the military base but said the militants had been pushed back after troops put up a "determined fight".

"Similarly, a search and rescue team has been constituted. The Nigerian Air Force component has also been mobilised and are engaging the fleeing terrorists. Unfortunately, a naval personnel was killed in action," he added.


January 2015, Boko Haram took control of the town after killing hundreds of residents and forcing thousands to flee.

Baga - and most other territory seized by the militants - was later retaken by the army.


Some analysts fear there will be an escalation of attacks by the militants in the run-up to elections next year.

President Muhammdu Buhari, who is seeking a second term, took office in 2015 with a promise to defeat the militants.

At the launch of his re-election campaign on Friday in the southern city of Uyo, he said the militants had lost much territory since he took office.

"We are going to eventually clear them out of the country," he said, without referring to the ongoing fighting in Baga.

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:

Islamic State-linked terrorists 'seize Nigeria's Baga town' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46705837

BBC calling bunch of terrorists militants. Smh

AkpaMgbor:

This is the manifestation of education without wisdom and common sense..you want to use America as a yardstick? Is America battling terrorism in her land? Are any terror group holding any inch of American soil? You call people daft for wanting to try out a new person/people with a (probably) different approach to a problem? So to you wisdom is trying the same thing over and over again without result?

You have carried daftness to the next level.

So you are not even aware that it would have been much more harder for. America to fight terrorists on American soil than external?

And have we not been changing govt. since 2009 ,when it all started.

I hope you are not suggesting we bring back the same PDP govt that brought terrorism to Nigeria?

harrymahn:
And yet some demented fellows will still be screaming "sai baba 2019!!"
Belive me or not, i was in A'ibom. The people literally walked out on PMB while still delivering his non-audible sham of a speech.
Only God'll save us from the hands of that cold blooded murder of a President!

Hmmm, why should l, l don't know you from Adam...Some say the crowd was paid, will the crowd leave before collecting their money
Others say the stadium was empty, so who would be leaving from an empty stadium. Hmmm

bantudra:


stfu...the situation was much worser under jonathan....

You no get sense
Bokoharam sympathisers

bantudra:


stfu...the situation was much worser under jonathan....

...and he was voted out because of that. So, no hard feelings if baba surfers the same fate too yea?

Bridget95:
it is better to let a man who can hear than a man who can't hear . How could you possibly explain the fact that our soldiers are being displaced in their hundreds in Baga while the man who told Nigerians in 2015 that he will lead the war from the fronts is campaigning in Uyo,how do we explain such foolishness?In sane climes he is supposed to be in the tactical strategy room with the map of Nigeria on the table giving instructions on how to win the war as a former general.

I agree with you withowithout exception....but my point is this, should we repeat the mistake of 2015?.....Atiku is no different from Buhari, they are both incompetent and lack credibility...they all want power for personal reasons only not for service....all I am saying is why can't we get a better option?...what did we do wrong thatvwe can't get a better person to lead out country?....pls don't ask me for who I think is the better option, cos I can't see any up of such in the race...

AkpaMgbor:

Spare me the sentimental bullshyt...Buhari's administrative and economic incompetence is documented in the archives of history..Nigeria nosedived into her first taste of recession under Buhari and yet you have the galls to say it wasn't known? You were busy on instagram and twitter not to know of your country's history, a country you claim to love so much...you've made your choice in 2015, allow others make theirs in 2019.

and then the pay back game continues abi....Nigeria should be ashamed of anyone with your warped pay back game mentality....you care less about the possibility of things getting worse, all that matter to you is the pay back...and I can also sense some hate ...pls just calm down it isn't that deep afterall we are all in it together.

theoldpretender:


I think it is high time we dropped this scare mongering of Islamizing Nigeria.

Very true

theoldpretender:

We have been hearing threats of 'Islamizing Nigeria' for decades now....I even recall one Christian magazine outlining how Muslims were going to strategically islamize Nigeria back in 1993/4.

Nigeria is still a member of OIC- Organisation of Islamic Countries. That was through Babangida

theoldpretender:

If Bubu cannot islamize Nigeria...as they were telling us he would in 2014....(he hasn't even done nada about implementing Sharia nationally as he acutally said he would...showing that he is a corrupt politican like the rest of them...say anything to be voted)....will he islamize Nigeria by 2023. ? Is Christianity a weak beleif system that cannot stand against any other beleif system?

There is no agenda to Islamize Nigeria? How come ALL armed forces, services chiefs and security apparatus in Nigeria is controlled by Islam
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Dalby:

Hmmm, why should l, l don't know you from Adam...Some say the crowd was paid, will the crowd leave before collecting their money
Others say the stadium was empty, so who would be leaving from an empty stadium. Hmmm

my brother i personally was paid 2k by Delta rescue mission. If Apc in delta that is nt so rich can pay that,imagine what Akpabio will pay.
The crowd u saw there was a combination of all south south states. Even Ambode along with Sanwo came with thier own group.

BlacSmit:
Militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have hoisted their flag in a Nigerian town after seizing control of it, three residents have told the BBC.

Hundreds of people have fled the fishing town of Baga after the militants overran it on Wednesday night, the residents said.

The militants seized weapons from a military base, and torched a naval base on the shores of Lake Chad, they said.

The military denied Baga had fallen, saying the attack had been repelled.

But PRNigeria, an agency well-connected with the military, quoted an intelligence officer as saying that troops had made a "tactical withdrawal" from their base after coming under attack.

"The Nigerian Air Force in response to distress call quickly mobilised military aircraft and flew over 20 sorties [on] Wednesday night and throughout Thursday," it quoted the unnamed officer as saying.

A resident, who spoke to the BBC after he fled Baga, said a militant led the morning prayer on Thursday at his mosque in the town.

Other armed militants were present at the mosque, and prayed there too, the resident said.

The militants told the congregation that civilians would not be targeted and were free to leave the town, he added.

The fighters identified themselves as being members of the Islamic State's West Africa Province (Iswap), an IS affiliate which has distanced itself from Boko Haram, the main insurgent group in north-eastern Nigeria.

The militants had captured heavy armoured tanks, boats and a large cache of weapons during the raid on the military and naval bases, other residents said.


The military base was the local headquarters of the multinational task force, which includes troops from neighbouring states fighting the militants, the residents added.

Some troops fled with civilians, as the militants stormed the town, in north-eastern Borno state, on Wednesday night, the residents said.

In a statement on Thursday, Nigerian army spokesman Sani Usman confirmed the attack on the military base but said the militants had been pushed back after troops put up a "determined fight".

"Similarly, a search and rescue team has been constituted. The Nigerian Air Force component has also been mobilised and are engaging the fleeing terrorists. Unfortunately, a naval personnel was killed in action," he added.


January 2015, Boko Haram took control of the town after killing hundreds of residents and forcing thousands to flee.

Baga - and most other territory seized by the militants - was later retaken by the army.


Some analysts fear there will be an escalation of attacks by the militants in the run-up to elections next year.

President Muhammdu Buhari, who is seeking a second term, took office in 2015 with a promise to defeat the militants.

At the launch of his re-election campaign on Friday in the southern city of Uyo, he said the militants had lost much territory since he took office.

"We are going to eventually clear them out of the country," he said, without referring to the ongoing fighting in Baga.

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:

Islamic State-linked terrorists 'seize Nigeria's Baga town' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa46705837

But nigerian army said they had reclaim the territory?

Hmmm, who is lying now? So why wont police flee? The only people that can fight this war are the northerners themselves cos they understand this people, why draft men who doeant even have a clue what to look out for?

Have said it before give them there own Local government to solve the problem

Front0lane:
Very true but it was PDP that inculcated boko haram into our polity should we now return the country to them so they can bring ISIS too ?

ISIS is already here. Did you not read?

Front0lane:
Very true but it was PDP that inculcated boko haram into our polity should we now return the country to them so they can bring ISIS too ?

ISIS is already here. Did you not read

bantudra:


stfu...the situation was much worser under jonathan....

That comparison is what is killing us. Everything jonathan this and that, very shameful.

Intrepid01:


Oga, please face your front okay...i don't engage people whonreason with their emotions, people who are sentimentally blind on tribal lines. People whose level education does not reflect on their archaic views and opininon.

So cos "they" voted Jonathan out in 2015 for incompetence and brought in another incompetent Guy, we should continue to vote one incompetent after the other....

Buhari's level of competence most especially leadership qualities were not accurately known b4 that election. But today everybody knows how incompetent and corrupt Atiku Is, but people like you still want him to be President...cos you so much hate the Country and think the destiny of Nigeria should be used for payback game..

Just so you know, I am not rooting fot Buhari in anyway whatsoever, cos they are both incompetent and bereft of ideas....

Buhari hss been so Bad, even Atiku/PDP haters want him out.

Ideally, the third force would have been the game changer, but Mughalu, Sowore, Ezekwesili and Gbenga have refused to form a coalition.

This leaves PDP as the realistic opposition to APC

It is that bad

Intrepid01:



and then the pay back game continues abi....Nigeria should be ashamed of anyone with your warped pay back game mentality....you care less about the possibility of things getting worse, all that matter to you is the pay back...and I can also sense some hate ...pls just calm down it isn't that deep afterall we are all in it together.

Bla Bla blah! When it's your time to make a choice you're being patriotic, when others want to make theirs they're 'paying back' and hating..try another gimmick..

Nnamdi Kanu has said this before now

Intrepid01:


I agree with you withowithout exception....but my point is this, should we repeat the mistake of 2015?.....Atiku is no different from Buhari, they are both incompetent and lack credibility...they all want power for personal reasons only not for service....all I am saying is why can't we get a better option?...what did we do wrong thatvwe can't get a better person to lead out country?....pls don't ask me for who I think is the better option, cos I can't see any up of such in the race...

between The two devil's we have ,we have no choice but to choose the lesser devil.


ATIKU

BlackSoldier:

Very true



Nigeria is still a member of OIC- Organisation of Islamic Countries. That was through Babangida

Nigeria is a member of the World Council of Churches as well as other Christian organisations.

Plus, since we joined OIC...the chruch has grown faster than the mosque.

Besides, we are a member of the World Handball federation...how many Nigerians play handball.?

There is no agenda to Islamize Nigeria? How come ALL armed forces, services chiefs and security apparatus in Nigeria is controlled by Islam
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And how many converts has Buratai won for Islam? The same muslim Buratai that keeps snakes in his spare time..snakes that are 'haram'. And our Navy and CDS are headed by Christians, plus there are far too many high ranking Christians in sensitive positions in the Army and Police.
and other organisaitons....

And suppose Buaratai used the Army for jihad? The Army that disproprtionaly recruits from the Middle Belt ? The army that would be split along relgious lines?..and would lead to anarchic crisis?

And all those Muslim captains of industry like Dangote....would they suppoprt something that would harm their bottom line?

See Sudan that tried to islamise their whole country...and the Christians were in a minority. Not only did they end up with thirty years of anarchy(and the Darfur region is not at peace yet)...they eventually lost three quarters of their country, and lost access to 80% of oil revenue.Now their country is in chaos. And at one time, they were running around shouting Jihad.

Are Christians so weak that they must always be scared of Islam? Nigerian Christians that are richer, more educated,more powerful more connected than South Sudanese.

Me, I know there are mad islamists in this country....but they don't have the numbers to do nada. Sharia that was implemeted in some parts of the country has done nothing.

Come, let us Chrsitains sort out our problems. Like our corrupt Christian leaders, our violent millitants, etc. Same for the Muslims. The Islamists and Zionists and Chrsitianists are not coming for us.

Doyin2:


You have carried daftness to the next level.

So you are not even aware that it would have been much more harder for. America to fight terrorists on American soil than external?

And have we not been changing govt. since 2009 ,when it all started.

I hope you are not suggesting we bring back the same PDP govt that brought terrorism to Nigeria?

There is no end to steady 'zombification' of you lots is there? Who or what is pdp? Is pdp the umbrella logo or is it amaechi that was there for more than 16 years? Is pdp the office building in abuja or is akpabio that was there for more than 10 years? Is pdp the posters and flyers on billboards or is it an elrufai that served in the capacity of minister of the state capital?

Bridget95:
between The two devil's we have ,we have no choice but to choose the lesser devil.


ATIKU

Wow so you prefer to commit our National treasury that is being jointly looted to Head of Looters....

If you are not a paid Campaigner like many idiots up here, then I'll advise you to Google articles on OBJ vs Atiku saga of 2003 - 2007...you'll seethe tons of common wealth he cornered while he was in Govt....he's a certified thief....you mean you are comfy handing over your country to someone who has corruption allegations on his head both home and abroad....mehn I won't understand your logic, never...

zeromeridian:
Meanwhile Buhari and his SW supporters wants Buhari for another 4yrs so that he will hand over to them.

Pray that you will be alive for another for yrs.

His SW supporters are only interested in a 2023 Presidency they can only achieve in their dreams...

I thought Buhari, APC and their supporters on this platform are always saying Boko Haram is tactically defeated.