Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known
to have access to the leadership of Boko Haram, says 10 soldiers were killed at
Nigeria-Chad border on Sunday.
In a statement on Monday,
Salkilda noted that the the raining season had turned out to be a time for
insurgents to carry out isolated attacks.
He also kicked against plans by
the federal government to relocate internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the
north-east.
“#ISWAP elements attacked a small
town around the Nigeria – Chad border yesterday, killing more than 10 Nigerian
soldiers and the military base in the area was ransacked,” the statement read.
“With the rise of the waters in
the Lake Chad basin, military campaigns are heavily limited, but for the
insurgents, this has turned out to be their best season for carrying out
isolated attacks as the last few weeks have proven.
“There have been a precipitous
increase in Boko Haram attacks recently, yet most of the attacks go unreported.
It is important, especially at a time when the government is planning on
relocating IDPs for the military to be more transparent and allow independent
reporting on the crisis.
“Those that are going to be
relocated must never be misled to do so, they, and the rest of the Nigerian
public have a right to independent reporting on the current conflict dynamics
in the region, in order to decide whether or not, it is safe for them to return
to their villages in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad region at large.”
Efforts to reach Texas Chukwu,
army spokesman, was not successful as a phone calls did not go through and a
text message was not replied.
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