Boko Haram

Amnesty international had just released a 133 pages alleging the Nigerian army of killing more than 7,000 people in military detention due to starvation, overcrowding torture and denial of medical assistance and 1,200 people had been executed extrajudicially. 

                

The secretary general of Amnesty International,  Salil Shetty said :

The previous Nigerian administration's utterly callous 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' attitude when it comes to the hundreds of stories of death coming out of the military detention centers beggars belief.

The military's actions at the detention camps are part of a "witch hunt" in an effort to locate and fight members of Boko Haram, who threaten the security of the nation.

Salil Shetty is urging the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate any possible crimes against humanity committed at the camps and to bring justice to the victims of violent crime.

The Muslim terrorist group, Boko Haram has been fighting the country to establish an Islamic caliphate in the Northeast of the country, killing thousands of Nigerians and 1.5million people displaced.

In a video released by Amnesty International, the group accused the military of using a "pointer"  who points Boko Haram members from a long queue of men, the military then torture such individual or take him to their prison where they had tagged "Guantanamo" or another prison they call "Resting place". 

Some top military official has been said to have known all this happening, but instead have turned a blind eye. Some of these military officials were mentioned in the video and Amnesty International is calling for them to be brought to justice.

The group have submitted the pages to the Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari, who acknowledged the documents and promised to look into it soon.

See Amnesty International video :

  

Boko Haram sect haa started a campaign in different part of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital as they hit three different towns between Friday and Saturday. In the various attacks, 39 people were killed and 47 injured in the attacks.

             

The latest of the attack is at a mosque on Saturday afternoon, the suicide bomber had entered the mosque as a worshipper, strapped with an IED, exploded himself and the worshippers. 26 people were confirmed dead and 28 injured at the Alhaji Haruna mosque.

The bomber had came into the mosque around 3:30pm just after the afternoon prayers.

          The roof was blown off and fire destroyed the mats and a few (copies of the) Koran,” i personally counted 9 corpses, a trader, Nura Khalid, told AFP

The attack came a few hours after the sect had attacked a wedding ceremony in Tashan-Alede, a village located in Hawul Local Government Area, 270 kilometres from Maiduguri, killing six people and wounding about 30.

Security operatives and witnesses said that Boko Haram member launched an RPG into a building at around 1a.m.

Another town that was attacked by the terrorist group is Dala Suburb. A resident said he had about 40 different explosions before he lost count.

Each time they fired into the town, we see bright sparkling light, which moved with great speed passing over our houses.

One of the blasts shook the roof of my house so badly that I thought it might have landed on my house, Madu said.

RPG's fell on homes while residents were sleeping,Five houses were destroyed,” and Islamist gunmen fired indiscriminately in Dala and two neighbouring suburbs. Maiduguri-based vigilante, Babagana Bulunkutu

The exact number of death toll in the Dala suburb was not ascertain as emergency workers were not present to comment on the incident.

Three senior security sources in Maiduguri who were not authorised to speak publicly said the attack had been repelled.

“All is under control. There is no cause for alarm,” one of those sources told AFP.

        The sound of RPGs and gunfire had also eased, residents and an AFP reporter said.

 

 

The director of defence information, Major General Chris Olukolade had confirmed the death a foreign mercenary. The foreign mercenary aslo has different Euro currency on him as the Nigerian troop fights to get rid of terrorists from the North East.

       

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Thousands of Euro currency were found on the body of a terrorist commander after troops successfully repelled a terrorist on Mafa towards the border.

 The terrorist who is also an Amir by status and believed to be of foreign descent, is among about 30 terrorist fighters who died in the encounter while many others fled with wounds.

The terrorists also lost a number weapon and equipment including the captured 13 rifles, a machine gun, and rocket propelled grenade tubes and several other assorted ammunition.  

A Toyota Bufallo vehicle was also recovered from the terrorists. Two of their armoured vehicles were also destroyed in the battle”.   “The only casualty on the side of owns troops were damaged equipment.  Mopping up operations is ongoing in the general area. Meanwhile, the offensive on all terrorist hideouts is continuing in many 

 

The military continue their onslaught against Boko Haram killing the sect and had freed more than 1000 women and kids in the Sambisa forest. The member of a volunteer vigilante group attacked fleeing member of Boko Haram sect in the Hiang-Kukuriyi forest axis  and killed 29 Boko Haram members.

              

The leader of the Vigilante group, Madu Plungwa said that the operation was successful because the Boko Haram members travelling in a Toyota Hilux van had stopped at a fish farm to eat and drink before moving to the Yobe and Adamawa border.

“The fleeing insurgents were ambushed at this fish farm when they stopped to refuel and eat roasted fish on the farm. As some of them relaxed, five hunters, who have taken strategic positions near the fish farm, opened fire at them and killed 29 in the exchange of gunfire.

Though some of the Boko Haram members escaped, but all had gunshot wounds as they flee the scene of the attack.

The fleeing insurgents were desperate to escape, because most of them have run out of arms and ammunitions, which they used to attack various towns and villages in Borno and Adamawa states" Madu Plungwa said

Confirming the incident, Borno state police command confirmed the clash and said the clash happened between Boko Haram insurgents and the local vigilante group in the area, but not much information can be given to reporters until the DPO submit the security report of the area, the command told reporters.

 

 

Damasak, Borno State :The Nigerian Army and the villagers in Damasak have discovered a graveyard that had more 100 dead people who was killed by the terrorist cell, Boko Haram. The site which looks like the execution site of Boko Haram was under the bridge of Damasak leading away from the town.

                   

The time of the killing was not known, but it was said to be the time when the group took over the town, one of the corpse's head was severed off from the body. The town of Damasak was part of the town captured by Boko Haram in November before it was re-taken by the gallant Nigerian army and Chad. The Chad army has been helping Nigeria fight the insurgency early last month to mark the end of terrorism in the Northern-eastern part of Nigeria.

The Chadian who had worked with the Nigerian army are currently occupying the town after recapturing the town away from Boko Haram and are currently waiting for their Nigerian counterpart to arrive and take over the town.