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Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Asshurbanipali: 8:18pm On Dec 31, 2018
Residents flee as Boko Haram take over Borno communities


There has been mass movement of people out of communities in Borno State through Damaturu the Yobe State capital to Bauchi, Gombe, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kebbi and Jigawa states.

Residents told our correspondent, the Boko Haram insurgents, who attacked some communities in Borno, were targeting soldiers.

Boko Haram had last week overran Baga, Doron-Baga, Kross Kawwa, Bunduran, Kekeno and Kukawa towns of Borno State after three days of intense fighting.


Mallam Bukar Kachalla and Mr. Abacha Musa told one of our correspondents on the phone on Monday that since late Saturday there has been a mass movement of people through Dapchi and Damaturu to other neigbouring states like Jigawa, Kebbi, Bauchi, Zamfara and Gombe.

Abacha said, “Baga is a big fishing community and people from other states especially Hausas used to stay there for fishing business, but following the attack on Baga and other towns, hundreds of people have been fleeing the area.


“One of those who fled, Mallam Isa Haruna said the Boko Haram fighters who invaded Baga were friendly and even prayed in the mosque together.

“They were not concerned about us, the civilians, but their targets were the soldiers.”

Abacha noted that those fleeing the towns in Borno under Boko Haram control have lamented the hardship facing them as they have to trek miles before getting vehicles to Damaturu.


On his part, Mallam Bukar Kachalla who wondered why Boko Harm usually becomes fierce towards elections said dozens of people have been fleeing Borno since Saturday.

He called on the international community to help dislodge Boko Haram from the northeast for the peace and security of the region


https://punchng.com/residents-flee-as-boko-haram-takes-over-borno-communities/

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Mgbadike80: 8:21pm On Dec 31, 2018
And the Nigerian army is still denying that baga have fallen. They claimed that the terrorists were defeated with only a naval officer killed. Between the army and the news/media (Facebook, BBC, Al Jazeera, Vanguard newspaper etc) who are the ones peddling false news?

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Abfinest007(m): 8:23pm On Dec 31, 2018
d apc will deny it .pdp is a lie detecting machine while apc is a lying machine

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by prince4pro2: 8:24pm On Dec 31, 2018
useless government

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by BENZINA(m): 8:31pm On Dec 31, 2018
Yet somebody will now come and tell us Buhari is in control, mtcheeeeew.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by StillX10(m): 8:31pm On Dec 31, 2018
Maybe Buratai will call this one a BH propaganda

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by ImperialYoruba: 8:32pm On Dec 31, 2018
This Baga sef, is this where "Banga fish" get its name?

Me i dey wonder because the place is a popular fishing town, on banks of lake chad and i hear people come from afar come fish here.

I must visit this place see for myself after everything clear and no more danger.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by GuyWise101(m): 8:32pm On Dec 31, 2018
Nigerians are too calm for my liking...

Isn't it high time to chase bulhari out of Aso rock?

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by GuyWise101(m): 8:35pm On Dec 31, 2018
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ImperialYoruba:
This Baga sef, is this where "Banga fish" get its name?
Me i dey wonder because the place is a popular fishing town, on banks of lake chad and i hear people come from afar come fish here.
I must visit this place see for myself after everything clear and no more danger.
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Stop diverting us from the main point here

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by dockokwus: 8:49pm On Dec 31, 2018
Buhari is an unmitigated disaster.
He doesnt have a clue about economic policy,thus leaving suffering in his wake,doesn't know what actually is corruption or what strategy to fight it and thus failed abysmally in doing anything about it while himself,friends and family overnight have acquired stupendous wealth.To cap it all he has overseen the most bloodletting and insecurity this nation has ever witnessed.
The man's monumental incompetence in all aspects of rulership,in his case,because he doesn't have any capacity to lead anyone;is so glaring that anyone still supporting him for a second term needs to be mentally evaluated.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by ImperialYoruba: 8:52pm On Dec 31, 2018
GuyWise101:
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Stop diverting us from the main point here

grin grin
Bokoharam is greater than Nigeria. Thats the main point if you are truly concerned. The root of bokoharam and the searing pains atvthe root of it precede the formation of Nigeria.

Go and read about the powers around the Chad - Darfur basin.

Sitting on a useless news forming concerned. grin

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Proudlyngwa(m): 8:53pm On Dec 31, 2018
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dockokwus:
Buhari is an unmitigated disaster.
He is incompetent as per the economy,doesn't know what corruption is and thus failed bysmally in doing anything about it,and has overseen the most bloodletting and insecurity this nation has ever witnessed.
The man's monumental incompetence in all aspects of rulership,in his case,because he doesn't have any capacity to lead anyone;is so glaring that anyone still supporting him for a second term needs to be mentally evaluated
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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by ImperialYoruba: 8:53pm On Dec 31, 2018
dockokwus:
Buhari is an unmitigated disaster.
He is incompetent as per the economy,doesn't know what corruption is and thus failed bysmally in doing anything about it,and has overseen the most bloodletting and insecurity this nation has ever witnessed.
The man's monumental incompetence in all aspects of rulership,in his case,because he doesn't have any capacity to lead anyone;is so glaring that anyone still supporting him for a second term needs to be mentally evaluated

If this is all true why is it hard for Atiku to gain converts?

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Charmingrascal(m): 9:12pm On Dec 31, 2018
They wl recruit new members in those towns because dey wll gain d sympathy of sum pple due 2 d fact dat dey pray in their mosques & ar frndly to dem. Meanwhle PMB has bn busy wit campaigns while Atiku & co ar financing BH d way PMB did in GEJ regime. Karma

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Ohraykon: 9:16pm On Dec 31, 2018
Wow how true is dis news
Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Metuh: 9:32pm On Dec 31, 2018
By the time Buhari finishes with his Next level rubbish en, Iraq will be more peaceful than Nigeria.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Racoon(m): 9:40pm On Dec 31, 2018
The reality of Buhari failure is staring us all as providing security is the most important function of every responsible govt.

Strangely, all the hypocritical human rights activists & sociopolitical critics including zombies during Jonathan regime have wickedly gone mute.Karma is here.You will all live with it.

"The Presidency has said that granting amnesty to Boko Haram insurgents would make them drop their arms, embrace peace, stop bloodshed and save resources for the country..."
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/boko-haram-deserves-amnesty-presidency/

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by LibertyRep: 10:07pm On Dec 31, 2018
I hope they won't come for punch soon.

A government that is obsessed with blaming its inadequacies on its predecessor is bound to underperform.

We have read here several times that you don't reinforce failure in the military. There should have been a comprehensive overhaul of the military right from the top.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Dedetwo(m): 10:12pm On Dec 31, 2018
Where is the operation python dance? If this operation was successful approach, what stops the Nigerian government to apply it against Boko Haram? Or is it only suitable against unarmed civilians? Nigeria is a basket fools.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Xander85: 11:49pm On Dec 31, 2018
Racoon:
The reality of Buhari failure is staring us all as providing security is the most important function of every responsible govt.

Strangely, all the hypocritical human rights activists & sociopolitical critics including zombies during Jonathan regime have wicked gone mute.

Karma is here.You will all live with it.

You know the bolded is quite perplexing!

All those human-rights and activist bodies you mentioned have not only gone quiet as a mouse over the massive insecurity and human-rights abuses rampant in this regime, but we also haven't heard kpim from all those protestors that took over Lagos in 2012 and were threatening fire and brimstone if the fuel subsidy was removed!

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by nedubest(m): 2:31am On Jan 01, 2019
God save us Amen
Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by pythonkid(m): 2:36am On Jan 01, 2019
Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Yankee101: 3:06am On Jan 01, 2019
Bye bye Buhari...

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Nobody: 3:47am On Jan 01, 2019
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/boko-haram-deserves-amnesty-presidency/

ABUJA—THE Presidency has said that granting amnesty to Boko Haram insurgents would make them drop their arms, embrace peace, stop bloodshed and save resources for the country.

The Presidency also explained that President Muhammadu Buhari has remained silent over his second term ambition because his focus was to deliver good governance to the country.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in an interview in Abuja that President Buhari’s achievements would give him victory in 2019, if he decides to contest.

He also told some retired army generals that had ruled the country in the past, who had advised him to drop second term ambition, to summon the courage and contest against the president, stressing that President Buhari will defeat all of them.

On the assertion that President Buhari was shielding killer herdsmen from prosecution and even begging them to accept amnesty, Shehu argued that if the terrorists should embrace amnesty, it would stop the killings in the polity.

However, some notable Nigerians, including Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed; Senator Femi Okorounmu, NBA Vice President, Monday Ubani; Niger Delta activist, Ann Kio-Briggs, and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara, disagreed with government, saying Boko Haram insurgents have not demonstrated remorse to warrant amnesty.

But Garba Shehu said: “Well, I hope you also realise that the social media has brought a lot of good things to the world and it has also brought a lot of problems not only in Nigeria but everywhere in the world.

“Nations of the world are talking about regulations and control, this is happening in Germany in the UK, even the US, you see that a lot of these technology companies are being fined for infringements that they cause.

“The thing is that there is a tendency to see things from a negative point of view when your point of view is shaped and coloured by the social media.

“It’s always been heard that the default position of social media itself is to be negative, so people have turned out to ignore grand reality and project images that are very negative.

“Otherwise I wonder, this is an administration that has done extremely well and to a President who has sworn to an oath to defend the constitution and protect every life and property, it is very unfair and uncharitable to say that he will shield anybody.

“In any case, the President controls only one layer of authority, what are the governors doing? Is the social media also saying that the governors are protecting the herdsmen from the law? Are they saying the local governments are also protecting them?

“You see, it has to take everyone at various levels of authority to shield somebody from the law in those circumstances, and the President himself, his passion is for the country, this is a President whose passion is not even for the office, even when everyone is asking him to go for a second term, he is keeping quiet because his focus remains the nation and the problem of the country.

“Whoever is peddling these rumours that Boko Haram is being granted amnesty and so on, I would ask them who doesn’t want to make peace with the enemy? In any case, as it is proverbially said, all wars end up in the boardroom.

“You can defeat people technically in the field but at the end, you must come to the conference room to resolve all issues. So, if Boko Baram would lay down their arms and stop fighting and stop preaching that negative ideology, the country should be able to embrace them, welcome all of them so that they continue to live normal lives and be useful to the nation.

“What that means is that we will be saving cost, saving lives that are being lost through bombing, killing of service personnel and we will be saving money that we are using to procure weapons so that such money can go into services and infrastructure and welfare of the citizens of this country. It is a win-win situation.”

On Buhari’s administration

On his rating of the Buhari-led government since inception, especially in infrastructure development, Shehu said: “I want to say that the records are there for everyone to see, that no government, no past administration in Nigeria, has invested as much as we have done, or let me say we are currently doing in infrastructure development.

“From day one when he took power, the President gave a target of not less than 30% of annual appropriation devoted to infrastructure development. Without infrastructure, we cannot lay the foundation for growth.

“When this administration came to power, between 95 and 96 per cent of public expenditure was going into overhead cost, leaving only about five or four per cent for infrastructure. The allocation of 30 per cent under this administration has led to tremendous improvement in the provision of infrastructure so far in the country.

“Now there is a lot of work going on, building new rail lines and the rehabilitation of the old rail system networks; roads are being done all across the country; you only need to drive around to see for yourself.

“The amount of work this administration has done on roads, for instance the expressway, from Enugu to Port Harcourt, has not been done in the eight years of the previous administrations. We are hoping that within this year, before the next election, Lagos-Ibadan expressway will be co

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by kunmiiii: 6:14am On Jan 01, 2019
" Residents told our correspondent, the Boko Haram insurgents, who attacked some communities in Borno, were targeting soldiers.

They were not concerned about us, the civilians, but their targets were the soldiers.”


Boko Haram don get liver gaan oo!!

They are not even harming the civilians anymore now, they don't care about them, its the soldiers they want to fight and match pound for pound, they're so brazen they want to test heir weapons and other sophisticated weapons they have siezed from this same our Army on our soldiers.

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Asshurbanipali: 6:52am On Jan 01, 2019
Deomelllo has gone under ground. He is not here anymore to shout ipob cheesy

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by paulsir: 8:59am On Jan 01, 2019
if the president can leave a northern state unprotected what will happen if such happen to Lagos, Bayelsa, Enugu or middle belt states? The blood of no Nigerians is worth playing with on the table of politricks by any pocketicians.
Happy new year!

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Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by sotall(m): 9:02am On Jan 01, 2019
Na wa ooo
Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Abjay97(m): 9:04am On Jan 01, 2019
Re: Mass Movement Out Of Borno As Boko Haram Takes Over The State - Punch by Quinns: 9:05am On Jan 01, 2019
Waiting for BMC's, especially the dead rat BBQ seller who depends on 30k to survive. and Yoruba Muslims to call Punch IPOB..

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