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The Recapture Of Local Governments From Boko Haram – By Gyang Pam, Yola

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Business is gradually picking up at Mubi town the second largest town

in Adamawa State.

Mubi town though appears a shadow of itself after it had been taken

over by Boko Haram insurgents about a month ago.

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Life is slowly coming back to the once bubbling city where thousands

of cows are transported to the southern part of the country.

 

Our correspondent who was among several journalists conducted round

the city including Maiha, Mubi South, Hong and Gombi local government

areas by some security guides and men of the state emergency (ADSEMA)

saw heartbroken specimen.

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Among the specimens were remain of dead bodies that have decomposed

with some mere skeletons, there are also burnt or destroyed vehicles,

motorcycles, burnt homes including blown up structures, churches and

other valuable items.

 

Movement to see the destruction first hand started from Yola to Hong

for a briefing by Commanding Officer of the rank of Brigadier General

expressed the hope that what eventually comes out from the media could

help the people to go back to their homes.

 

After the address, the movement began through Hon – Pella – Maiha with

scenes of dead cows used as shifts by the insurgents who use every

trick they can muster.

 

Along the route the longest bridge just before maiha the local

government headquarters the insurgents blew it up.

 

This is a setback for government in its efforts at providing

infrastructural and economic development to the people.

 

One could see some vehicles and houses having the insurgents insignia

of Allahu Akbar (God is great).

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Damages caused to structures and vehicles along these routes

especially churches and mosques was unquantifiable.

 

From there, entering Mubi was somewhat scary in the near absence of

movement of people, you could see people trekking from one place to

the other with livid fear on their faces when they saw our approach

and were only relieved when soldiers waved pleasantly at them.

 

Entering Mubi one could see that there were activities at the army

barracks while the roads where dry of any vehicular movements except

that of the security personnel.

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The mood inside the barracks was that of joy especially as they

celebrate the joy of having dealt serious blows on the intransigent

Haram boys who might have been dreaming of el dorado with the make

belief that they can subdue our able bodied young men who are very

eager to make their nation proud.

 

Inside some of the soldiers mind one might say is the thinking, “we

are ready to take on the world because we fear and will fear no one”.

 

Discoveries revealed that about 75% of the Haram fighters are Chadians

and Nigerians while the remaining fraction are Nigerians.

 

Most of those interviewed in the Mubi market swore that the Chadian

President is behind the crisis and except the Nigerian government

reacts toughly, the country will be in for it.

 

A provision seller, Abdullahi, who said, he just started to open

within the past few days said the insurgents speak Arabic and are

violent.

 

Asked why he believes the insurgents prefer to kill Nigerians, he said

it could be because Nigerians have lackadaisical attitude to life and

are extravagant.

 

“These same people in the past had wanted to overthrow President Derby

who came to power as a result of rebellion can only mean Derby will be

ready to help them do anything since he wants to keep them off his

shoulders even if it is for a while”, he insist.

 

Asked if life will be the same for him again and he was quick to say

never, cause so much lessons are being learnt from what is happening.

 

A visit to the Mubi General Hospital was like visiting a grave yard

becauseas only a few stray goats were seen roaming from abandoned

offices and wards and or lizards.

 

But before then, all the banks in Mubi were browned off by the

insurgents except for the mainstream Bank situated around the Emirs

Palace.

 

At the Emir’s Palace itself, the Haram insurgents desecrated the

palace to an extend that it will take millions to rehabilitate.

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However, the sight of dead bodies litering the vicinity oozing bad

odour could cause an epidemic such as cholera as a patent medicine

dealer alerted.

 

He pleaded with the government to as a matter of urgency act fast

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before it is too late.

At Mararaba where a ferocious fight took place, we saw soldiers

cooking food by themselves and what a sight to behold as they sweat

stirring the food in a mighty and gigantic pot.

 

Moving from the petrol station by the side of a big mosque tampered

with by bullets, we reached the point where a suicide bomber blew

himself in the middle of the road not just causing a very deep crater

but the resultant effect was the crumbling of a very mighty EYN

church, hospital, Schools and trees that got burnt.

 

There at Mararaba were charred or destroyed armoured tanks and all

three belonged to the Haram chaps who having stolen them painted them

in their colour with the Arabic signs.

 

In short, the Haram Criminals also blew up a bridge at Kalaa in an

attempt to stop the eager and victorious Nigerian soldiers from catch

up with them.

 

But what matters most as for now, is to further boost the morale of

our soldiers who have proven critics wrong by bringing smiles on the

faces of the people.

 

People should not hesitate to go back home because they are safe and protected.

Its just a matter of time as the insurgents will surely be wiped out.

But before I drop my biro, I felt so disenchanted with the Arabic

journalists from Al-Jazeera (both Sudanese) who were asking the SEMA

Secretary if what they saw was not an infringement of human rights by

our forces and thank God the secretary only replied “is it human right

for the insurgents to attack and infringed on the rights of innocent

Nigerians?.

 

The Al-Jazeera reporters came to Yola and bumped into the movement to

the devastated local governments.

 

Methinks the nation should watch the activities of these foreign media

who have always misinformed, un-educated people about the true

position of things.

 

Finally, cherio Nigerian soldiers this is because it was thought you

could not do it but you have proven everyone wrong by your devastation

on the enemies of this country.

 

After the recapture of Mubi North, Mubi South, Maiha, Hong and Gombi,

it is just a matter of time Michika and Madagali will follow suit.

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