About 2,000
security operatives and military hardware, including fighter jets have been
deployed to Maiduguri ahead of yesterday’s declaration of State of Emergency.
In neighboring Yobe
State, it is not clear how many soldiers were deployed but residents said
shortly after the declaration of state of emergency, stop and search operations
have been intensified in the state capital while movement have been restricted
in other places.
Residents said the
deployment of the federal troops, including the army, navy, air force and
operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) began at the weekend.
“We started sensing
danger on Saturday when we saw military trucks conveying soldiers to the Joint
Task Force (JTF) headquarters along Pompomari area,” Usman Jika, a resident of
Maiduguri said.
“By Sunday morning,
so many roadblocks have sprung up in the state capital and there was noticeable
cordon and search of houses by new faces (soldiers),” he said.
A resident of
Kumshe, one of the red spots in Maiduguri said his neighbour was beaten to pulp
on Sunday when soldiers besieged the areas and forced all the people out of
their houses.
“All the soldiers
that came to the neighborhood appeared new in the town, some of them said it is
now time for ‘fire for fire” he said.
Another resident
said he saw military aircrafts landing at the Maiduguri International Airport
and the air strip at the Air Force base in the state capital.
“A lot of fighting
equipment have been deployed to Maiduguri,” Hajja Maimuna, a resident of
Gomari, whose house is close to the Air Force base said.
“We are really
terrified because the military operatives coming to Maiduguri in the last two
days far outnumbered those that came during the previous emergency rule,” she
said.
“Even though the
state governor has not been removed, which is good, the truth is that Maiduguri
is now a garrison town, full of angry soldiers who are ready to kill at the
slightest provocation. The deployment will definitely hamper social and
economic life of the people,” she said.
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ReplyDeleteA few minutes after GEJ's speech, the Borno state CAN secretary was gunned down by Boko Haram. He was chased to his home in GRA and was killed there. If these people had been actively in maiduguri since Saturday, I don't understand how they allowed this to happen. RIP Revd.
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