The Senator, who is a native of Bama, spoke just as Reuters reported that the Islamist fundamentalist sect has seized Bara, another 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.
“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.”He challenged the Nigerian military and Borno State Government to take the media to Bama to cross-check his claims that Bama had been captured by Boko Haram if they say he is lying...
Efforts by Punch to speak with Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Zannah’s claim yielded no results as calls to his mobile telephone did not connect.
But a top military officer told one of our correspondents that the troops were as of Tuesday night still in firm control of Bama. He said the insurgents were repelled from Bama with fighter jets and ground troops of the Nigerian Army.
The officer, who did not want to be named because he was not permitted to speak on the matter, added that the military had since deployed more men and weapons in Bama.
He said, “The soldiers are in control of Bama and they are in the barracks now. Even the soldiers that came to Maiduguri from Bama who were at Sector 9 and Sector 10 are back there.
“The commanders have also deployed more men; more arms and ammunition have also arrived so the soldiers are in the barracks now. Last night, two Air Force fighter jets and ground troops were used for the operation which led to their [Boko Haram] being dislodged from the town.
“It is not correct to say that only soldiers are there; Not all the residents fled to Maiduguri, some that relocated temporarily are back to their houses. The air strike affected only military and security formations where the insurgents launched attacks.”
The officer threw Zannah’s challenge back at him to take journalists to the town to verify his claims.
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