RESIDENTS of Maiduguri metropolis affected by the shelling and manhunt for the Boko Haram armed sect members in Abagaram, London Chiki and Kaleri wards by the Joint Taskforce Restore Order (JTORO) have fled to different towns of Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Adamawa, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto, Bauchi and Gombe states.
The fleeing of residents continued yesterday when the University of Maiduguri was also closed by the authority over the insecurity of about 35,000 students. The affected residents boarded taxis, buses and more than nine open trucks used for the transportation of goods at the Borno Express Terminus,
Kano and Njimtilo motor parks on Monday evening and yesterday with transport fare going up as high as N6,500 to Kaduna, 887 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Among those fleeing into safety are artisans, housewives, farmers, hawkers, petty traders, commercial motorcycle operators, children, students and teachers of Islamic schools known as Tsangaya.
Most of the fleeing residents said they were relocating to new places because of “fear of the unknown that could seriously affect their lives and means of livelihood.”
The recent bomb blasts have claimed the lives of 17 people, including five soldiers. Many people were said to have died in the shelling of three wards.
It would be recalled that in the bomb blasts in Kaleri and London Ciki wards, many people were reportedly killed and houses burnt.
The Joint Task Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Jack Nwaogbo, while reacting to the allegation that the situation was caused by his men, yesterday said they were not responsible for the mass exodus.
“Even before the military came here, people were leaving. The fact is that soldiers are not animals who will be killing people indiscriminately. Soldiers who are in Maiduguri to restore peace and order were not targeting civilians. Security is a collective responsibility because the military cannot do it alone. We need the full cooperation of every resident to succeed,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jalingo, the Taraba State capital has continued to play host to the displaced persons following the ongoing communal clash between the Mumuye and Jukun Kona, which had led to wanton destruction of lives and property.
Source: Guardian
The fleeing of residents continued yesterday when the University of Maiduguri was also closed by the authority over the insecurity of about 35,000 students. The affected residents boarded taxis, buses and more than nine open trucks used for the transportation of goods at the Borno Express Terminus,
Kano and Njimtilo motor parks on Monday evening and yesterday with transport fare going up as high as N6,500 to Kaduna, 887 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Among those fleeing into safety are artisans, housewives, farmers, hawkers, petty traders, commercial motorcycle operators, children, students and teachers of Islamic schools known as Tsangaya.
Most of the fleeing residents said they were relocating to new places because of “fear of the unknown that could seriously affect their lives and means of livelihood.”
The recent bomb blasts have claimed the lives of 17 people, including five soldiers. Many people were said to have died in the shelling of three wards.
It would be recalled that in the bomb blasts in Kaleri and London Ciki wards, many people were reportedly killed and houses burnt.
The Joint Task Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Jack Nwaogbo, while reacting to the allegation that the situation was caused by his men, yesterday said they were not responsible for the mass exodus.
“Even before the military came here, people were leaving. The fact is that soldiers are not animals who will be killing people indiscriminately. Soldiers who are in Maiduguri to restore peace and order were not targeting civilians. Security is a collective responsibility because the military cannot do it alone. We need the full cooperation of every resident to succeed,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jalingo, the Taraba State capital has continued to play host to the displaced persons following the ongoing communal clash between the Mumuye and Jukun Kona, which had led to wanton destruction of lives and property.
Source: Guardian
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