Boko Haram fighters are preparing in mass at
their headquarters in the northeastern Nigerian
town of Gwoza, Maiduguri, Borno State for a
showdown with Multinational Joint Task Force,
residents and an intelligence officer told The
Associated Press.
A woman, who was trapped in the town since it
was seized in July, 2014 told her daughter that
the insurgents were urging civilians to leave
town to avoid being killed in crossfire in an
anticipated major battle.
Hajiya Adama said her mother told her that the
insurgents had also released some young women
being held against their will, including some
made pregnant during their captivity.
She said her mother left last week and escaped
to the town of Yola, in neighbouring Adamawa
state capital.
Adama said, “She told me that Boko Haram
terrorists asked them to leave suddenly, that
they were preparing grounds for a major battle.
“She said while being helped by other women to
leave through Madagali, they saw many Boko
Haram terrorists in trucks and some on bikes
moving toward Gwoza.”
An intelligence officer said security forces have
been moving slowly for fear of harming civilians,
and especially since the insurgent group is
surrounding Gwoza with land mines.
Source: Punch
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