The Boko Haram militants fled Bama town on Tuesday, following a fierce fight between them and the Nigerian military.
The sect had on Monday launched a daring attack on the town as part of moves to expand its caliphate from Gwoza, which it captured last week.
Investigations revealed that the military authorities called in the fighter jets of the Nigeria Air Force after hours of fierce fighting between troops and the insurgents to carry out sustained air strikes on them.
A security source said on Tuesday that the military leadership in the North-East had made preparation for the strafing of the strategic town by telling all the civilians and even military personnel to relocate from the vicinity of areas under the control of the insurgents.
It was learnt that several security personnel and civilians who obeyed the call of the military were being quartered at Sector 8 and Sector 9 in Maiduguri.
It was further gathered that the intensity of the air attacks on the insurgents aided the soldiers in pushing them out of Bama.
As the time of filing this report, the insurgents were said to be massing on the outskirt of Bama in another bid to carry out another assault on the town.
The security source said that the Monday’s attack by the insurgents was coordinated from Gwoza, which the insurgents captured last week.
The security source said that soldiers and the insurgents were still engaged in a gun duel over the control of the town even though the troops had been able to push them out of the town.
Meanwhile a highly placed military source Monday debunked the claim the Nigeria Air Force had received 12 fighter jets recently.
The source said that while it was true that the Air Force had received some fighter jets, the number was not up to 12.
The source said, “While it is true that the Air Force has taken stock of some fighter jets, I can confidently tell you that it is not in that number you are talking about.”
Our correspondent made several attempts to speak with the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, without success as the calls to his mobile telephone line did not connect.
Did not connect meaning what?
ReplyDeleteThis is ridiculous. How can the Nigeria Army be telling this kind of story? Please Nigerians need results, Nigerians want to that the era of BH is closed. If the Army and Air Force like, let them use B52, those are processes and story telling. What we want is result period. You guys are just busy doing nothing. Is this how the NA intend to wade off external agression if there is? Please get yourself to work and stop this back and forth story telling.
ReplyDeleteI salute the gallant effort of our Military men
ReplyDeleteSurely the effort of the Nig Military is commended and shall not be in vain. They have done it during the WW1 & 2, Congo, Yugoslavia,Liberia, Sieraleone, Sudan etc and this NATION that belongs to us shall not be different. God is by your side and He will give you victory against those who want this NATION divided for the battle is not yours but for the LORD.
ReplyDeleteMAY GOD GIVE OUR ARMY VICTORY IJN
ReplyDeleteIs this really news? Should the Nigerian Military be struggling with this? If the military and the Fed Govt. think they should, then we as Nigerians should be allowed to own sophisticated weapons to at least have some form of defence for ourselves because the military can do next to nothing for us.
ReplyDeleteNow dat d real sponsor of BH are exposed Govt is now trying hard to show d world dat they r not part of d sponsors. Why dem no use air strike b4? Gwoza is still standing.
ReplyDeleteYou're one of those gullible Nigerians who think Boko haram told d Australian foolishly who their sponsors were. Wisen up my friend!
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