Nigerian Army Block Food And Commodity Supply To Boko Haram Stronghold Baga
A key city in northeast Nigeria was on lockdown Sunday as the military enforced a 24-hour curfew and blocked supply routes in its sweeping c...
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A key city in northeast Nigeria was on lockdown Sunday as the military enforced a 24-hour curfew and blocked supply routes in its sweeping campaign against Islamist insurgents.
The operation against Boko Haram, the group that wants an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, is aimed at retaking territory seized by the militants and ridding the country of "terrorist activities," the miltary has said.
The offensive has included air strikes on Boko Haram strongholds in remote parts of northeastern Borno state, and has spread to the state capital Maiduguri, the insurgents' traditional home base -- which residents said Sunday was under a blockade.
Soldiers sealed roads heading out of Maiduguri, blocking supply routes to remote towns where Boko Haram Islamists have seized power, residents said.
"There is a huge build-up of trucks loaded with essential commodities... along the Baga road on the way out of Maiduguri to the northern part of the state," said resident Ibrahim Yahaya.
"The drivers said they have been prevented by the military from going northward," he told AFP by email.
The phone network in Borno has all but collapsed since President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency there and in two neighbouring states, Adamawa and Yobe.
The military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in 12 Maiduguri neighbourhoods considered Boko Haram bastions.
The curfew was being enforced on Sunday, with most roads deserted, an AFP journalist reported, while some living in areas not impacted by the curfew also stayed in doors.
"My area is not affected but I have to stay at home with my family," trader Ezekiel Adamu said.
He explained that he was afraid of coming across soldiers, who "seem to have more power with the state of emergency."
The offensive has included air strikes on Boko Haram strongholds in remote parts of northeastern Borno state, and has spread to the state capital Maiduguri, the insurgents' traditional home base -- which residents said Sunday was under a blockade.
Soldiers sealed roads heading out of Maiduguri, blocking supply routes to remote towns where Boko Haram Islamists have seized power, residents said.
"There is a huge build-up of trucks loaded with essential commodities... along the Baga road on the way out of Maiduguri to the northern part of the state," said resident Ibrahim Yahaya.
"The drivers said they have been prevented by the military from going northward," he told AFP by email.
The phone network in Borno has all but collapsed since President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency there and in two neighbouring states, Adamawa and Yobe.
The military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in 12 Maiduguri neighbourhoods considered Boko Haram bastions.
The curfew was being enforced on Sunday, with most roads deserted, an AFP journalist reported, while some living in areas not impacted by the curfew also stayed in doors.
"My area is not affected but I have to stay at home with my family," trader Ezekiel Adamu said.
He explained that he was afraid of coming across soldiers, who "seem to have more power with the state of emergency."
Shut Up,wat do u know?Are u sure u are not Boko haram@anonymous
ReplyDeleteThis is madness what of the innocent people in that place
ReplyDeleteMy friend shut up and allow army to work!!!
ReplyDeleteno need to quarel, we would all match pass this hardship...please just help me say all is well...
ReplyDeleteSee what a human wishes another. I think you are not just an idiot but a despicable one. Your life long journey is one that yields not a flower talkless of a fruit. An imbecile will make a more sense than you at your best. Mtssss.
ReplyDeleteThe innocent ones should come out
ReplyDeleteI am happy with the State of Emergency declaration! For how long wuld we sit back and watch these infidels!
ReplyDelete...... I just want the Nigerian Airforce to learn from this ongoing fighting and purchase modernised warplanes from Israel, China or UK!.. Let dem change their Alpha Jets to F-16s and F-15s or Chinese J-10 jets or UK's Euro fighters... These jets are not only more powerful dan what we are currently using, they all have pilot ejectors to safeguard the pilots during an attack or crash. A budget of $450M wuld purchase up to 6 to 8 F-16s... Having 1 F-16 is equivalent to 7 Alpha Jets... Nigeria Airforce needs upgrading... And wt those jets yu can detect easily the ammunitions hidden in various locations... Dat is why the Israeli Airforce is very powerfull in the MiddleEast.
Good for the terrorists, thats how they blocked Biafra from gettin food and health supply for the children years back, this is just the beginning of their suffering.
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