The Senator representing Borno Central in the National Assembly,
Ahmed Zannah, on Wednesday raised the alarm that Boko Haram insurgents had
started massacring teenage and adult males in its drive to expand its caliphate
in the North East. Zannah, in a telephone interview with one of our
correspondents, also insisted that the insurgents had taken over Bama, a town
less than 78 kilomitres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The Senator,
who is a native of Bama, spoke just as Reuters news agency reported that the
Islamist fundamentalist sect seized Bara, a community in Yobe State. Recounting
how he lost two of his nephews to the Monday/Tuesday attacks on Bama, Zannah
said, As I am speaking to you, Bama has been captured and the insurgents are on
the prowl for any male on sight. Everyone is a target as long as you are a male
but for now, women and children are being spared. He challenged the military
authorities and the Borno State Government to take the media to Bama to
cross-check his claims on Tuesday that Bama had been captured by Boko Haram.
The lawmaker said, Both the military and Borno State Government are lying to
Nigerians. To prove that I am the one misinforming the public, they should take
journalists to the town to cross-check the fact. We’re in control of Bama
–Military source Efforts by The PUNCH to speak with the Director of Defence
Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Zannah’s claim yielded no results
as calls to his mobile telephone did not connect.
Punch Newspaper
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