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Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by sheyguy: 5:31am On Jun 19, 2012 |
"Boko haram will be over by June" so says GEJ and his army of suit and tie wearing deceptionist. It is clear now that Gej's penchant for unguide public utterances, is, to a great extent, responsible for provoking the BH sponsors he already knows. |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by zuchyblink(m): 6:46am On Jun 19, 2012 |
mr president is not worried because his people are not there(the ijaws)if una like make una kill una self there i no concine him.that is an african man 4 u |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by quazim(m): 7:56am On Jun 19, 2012 |
@Turbocharged:I repeat; des BH boys are neither a Mumeen nor ff d preaching of ISLAM.No where in d Quran or Hadith dat u shuld kil pple takless of innocent pple.Infact it is a BIG SIN even in war to kil Children,women,Old men talkles of innocent pple.ISLAM against d killin of pple. Be inform dat d word 'JIHAD' has been misinterpretd by many pple. All des pple cal demselfs Jihadist are not. D prophet Muhammed(S.A.W) never wage WAR against any tribe nor religious grp. Des guys are sponsored by grp of pple wit specific Agenda creating des tensions hiding under disguis of religious Crisis which is d only dey can achieve deir aim & can only be executed in d North. |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by rabzy01: 7:59am On Jun 19, 2012 |
Many people, including civilians, attackers and operatives of various security agencies were feared killed yesterday when over a dozen high profile bombs exploded and gunmen fired gunshots for several hours in many parts of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, witnesses said. Residents said crisis erupted around 5.00pm and continued unabated, a development that forced the state capital to a standstill as people scampered for safety while thick smoke and raging flames enveloped the skies. According to witnesses, the Joint Task Force (JTF) had engaged the attackers numbering over 100 in a gun dwell into the night. One report said the attackers were heading for the private residence of the state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, while another report said they were heading for the governor’s official residence along Maiduguri Road. Commander of the JTF in Yobe State, Colonel Dahiru Abdulsalam, confirmed that there was an attack in Damaturu yesterday, but that his men were on top of the situation. “We are on top of the situation...We actually arrested a member of the Boko Haram who was about planting an explosive somewhere,” he said. He said JTF operatives had also discovered a hideout of the sect members at a primary school in Sabon Fege. “We have mobilized our men to the site,” he said. No group claimed responsibility as at press time but the attacks mirrored the pattern of onslaught being perpetrated by members of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram. Sources said yesterday’s clamp down was sparked off by the arrest of a suspected member of the Boko Haram earlier in the day in Damaturu, who allegedly died in custody of security operatives. It was also learnt from reliable sources that about 25 members of the Boko Haram sect were arrested at Yindiski area in Potiskum, 120km away from the state capital. A source at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, Damaturu confirmed that trouble started at the hospital around 5pm when some soldiers took a suspected member of the sect to the hospital for treatment. “He was brought to the Accident and Emergency section with some bullet wounds for treatment. He was alive when they brought him. However, when we were about treating him, we heard endless gunshots behind the perimeter fence of the hospital. Some of the soldiers mobilized to the direction of the gunshots and fired back while the remaining soldiers took the suspect away,” the source said. “It was from here that the fighting escalated to many parts of the city in what looked like a series of coordinated attacks,” the source added. Speaking in low voices, many residents told Daily Trust by phone that yesterday’s attack may likely be more devastating than the November 4th, 2011 spontaneous attacks in Damaturu which left many people dead and reduced many buildings and symbols of authority to shreds. Resident Maryam Ali said there was fighting between suspected gunmen and operatives of the Joint Task Force at Sabon Fegi area where the private residence of Governor Ibrahim Gaidam is located. Sounds of blasts and gunshots soon manifested in other areas, including Nayinawa, Gwange, Gashua Road, Ali Marami as well as settlements in the western and eastern bypass of Damaturu. “I am afraid to tell you that the assailants have probably attacked the governor’s private house in Sabon Fegi,” Mohammed Sani, a resident of the area said, adding that he saw a thick smoke from the direction of the house where Governor Gaidam stays with his family. Daily Trust also gathered that a police outpost located close to the governor’s private residence was destroyed by the ravaging explosives of the gunmen. The number of people killed and those injured could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. “It will not be possible to bring any corpse now because as I am talking to you, sounds of gunshots still rent the air and we have many outpatients that have been trapped here,” the source at the hospital, who spoke to our correspondent around 9.20pm said. |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by rabzy01: 8:01am On Jun 19, 2012 |
Source: http://dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165374%3Aas-jtf-boko-haram-battle-ragesblasts-gunfire-rock-damaturu&catid=2%3Alead-stories&Itemid=8 |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by amaba: 9:12am On Jun 19, 2012 |
Please let GEJ b. What are the northern governors, Buhari, emirs, religious & political leaders doing? Why is it only in the north and not other parts of Nigeria. Violent beings that are not willing to let GEJ rule. |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by amaba: 9:15am On Jun 19, 2012 |
El-Rufai is just a bloody, violent and sectional CPC (Boko Haram) member. Has he ever cautioned his (Boko Haram) to stop the bombing. Bloody hypocrite!!! |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by Boyoorisha: 9:24am On Jun 19, 2012 |
carlos86: What has he said that makes him unfit to lead? |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by shizzle11(m): 11:25am On Jun 19, 2012 |
Ganys: Sharrap! "If I start start my own", can you do more than a dead rat? Its a religion of piss whether you like it or not, bunkum! |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by onatisi(m): 12:06pm On Jun 19, 2012 |
where is gej?far away in brazil ,rollicking with samba ladies and trying to sell his cassaaav bread only to come back and say he is sad but that he is on top of the situation |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by Pukkah: 12:41pm On Jun 19, 2012 |
amaba: Please let GEJ b. What are the northern governors, Buhari, emirs, religious & political leaders doing? Why is it only in the north and not other parts of Nigeria. Violent beings that are not willing to let GEJ rule. Did you say we should let the President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces be? You need to clarify this. |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by jpphilips(m): 4:37pm On Jun 20, 2012 |
rabzy01: Damaturu, capital of Yobe State presently under gun and bomb attacks. More details soon. for every bomb that goes off, the handler dies with few casualties, Nigeria is over 167m people which i think is over populated, the bombers concentrate on their region the North and the southerners live in relative peace. the Northerners that have trade interest in the south are allowed to trade in peace. why is boko haram a crisis then? the handlers will continue dying till the North run out of bombers. the southerners in the North who care about their security should relocate temporarily, the "innocent northerners" should as a matter of self defense, fish out these murderers and take laws into their hands else you become a collateral damage. Govt should withdraw Northern soldiers from the North and replace them with southerners, as soon as the North is finished, the south can expand their territory. |
Re: Damuturu, Yobe Under Fire: Bomb Explosions & Gunshots by jpphilips(m): 4:41pm On Jun 20, 2012 |
quazim: @Turbocharged:I repeat; des BH boys are neither a Mumeen nor ff d preaching of ISLAM.No where in d Quran or Hadith dat u shuld kil pple takless of innocent pple.Infact it is a BIG SIN even in war to kil Children,women,Old men talkles of innocent pple.ISLAM against d killin of pple. Be inform dat d word 'JIHAD' has been misinterpretd by many pple. All des pple cal demselfs Jihadist are not. D prophet Muhammed(S.A.W) never wage WAR against any tribe nor religious grp. Des guys are sponsored by grp of pple wit specific Agenda creating des tensions hiding under disguis of religious Crisis which is d only dey can achieve deir aim & can only be executed in d North. ok, i chose to believe you; now go and get Muslims like you that share the same beliefs like yourself, form a militia against boko haram and return their gesture. i urge you to tow this path as a matter of self defense else you end up a collateral damage. hope the order is clear and well understood? |
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