No fewer than 300 Nigerian soldiers fled to Cameroon when Boko Haram insurgents overran Mubi, the second largest city in Borno State from security forces on Wednesday,Punch has learnt.
Cameroonian military sources said that Nigerian soldiers would be moved away from the border areas to more secure locations, where they would be disarmed, fed and eventually repatriated to Nigeria.Speaking to Sunday Punch on Friday under the condition of anonymity, a senior Cameroonian military officer involved in the provision of welfare materials to the deserters, said,
“They (Nigerian soldiers) are mostly around Boucla village in Bourha sub-division.So far, we can estimate the number of arrivals to be at about 300. These are the ones who arrived in uniform but we know that there are several others who shed their uniforms for civilian attires.”
It was further learnt that Cameroon had begun screening of deserters and refugees to prevent infiltration by insurgents.
“This time around, we are conducting a more thorough screening to avoid letting in Boko Haram infiltrators, who are known to inhabit the ranks of the Nigerian military,” an official of the Cameroonian government had told our correspondent in confidence.
Another Cameroonian military officer, who insisted on anonymity, expressed fears over possible infiltration of the country’s system through the refugee camps. He declined to give further details on how the screening was being conducted.He said,
“Taking them in is not something to make noise about. You and I know that we are in a military situation here. This is a war zone with Boko Haram spies crawling all over the place.The number we take and where we take them are obviously a military intelligence affair and nobody can give you that information, even if you were to approach the authorities in Yaounde.”
Oh it's quite a pity.! Am speechless to say the least !!
ReplyDeleteMadam Emeh, mubi is not second largest city in borno.Mubi is a local govt in Adamawa.
ReplyDeleteMay God help us
ReplyDeleteCan you blame the poor soldiers? Why die when the big people are enjoying in aso rock
ReplyDeleteEven olusegun obasanjo son who is a major general couldnt confront bokoharam.He shot himself in the leg to escape deployment to sambisa forest and lied that he was shot by bokoharam.Someone who was shot cannot be discharge from hospital so quick.That $1b loan will be embezzle.
DeleteLet the Federal Govt of Nigeria allow each of her citizen to walk around wit a pistol without the military intervention.
ReplyDeleteI concur with you... Each cıtızen need a pıstol and Bomb to walk around with all the tıme. IT İŞ WELL
DeleteThis country is in a big shit..............the big thing on everybody lips is the election come 2015....everybody including GEJ j are busy picking and filling up their nomination form...whilst lives of innocent citizens of this country perish everyday....they are less bothered about the problem facing this counrty and more concerned on their political ambitions......if only the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Government can convert the power it used in fighting against Tambuwal defection to APC to fight the problem of insurgency in this country....I think the country would have been in a better and stable condition than what it seems to be now........a revolutionary government is what need and seek....
ReplyDeleteI prefer disintegration to revolution.2 aliens with different ideas cant live in peace.Nigeria has been experiencing religious war before this regime.Esp in the north.They established sharia law to eliminate christain there.Anytime american troops are fighting arab countries,muslims will start killing christain in the north.When a white dude draw a cartoon of prophet mohammed,muslims burnt churches and killed scores of christain in the north.Religion causes more harm than good.
DeleteThose military commanders who gave soldiers only ak47 with 10 rounds of ammunition without bombs and rocket grenade should be given the same weapon let's see if they can return alive.Nigerian senators,govs,and reps who always brags to keep nigeria as one should enlist their children into the army recruit(not nda)to fight insurgence if they truely love their country.I cant die for this godforsaken Amalgamated country call nigeria when they dont give a f**k about me.
ReplyDeleteCameroon Kidnapped soldiers .
ReplyDeleteRun 4 yo dear lives as far as yo legs can carry u!
ReplyDeleteCowards!!!!!!!!
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