Boko Haram Takes Control of a Military Base in Borno State, Nigeria



Bolo Haram fighters, 13 July 2013
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) abandons its base to Boko Haram militants after a fierce battle that lasted several hours in Borno State, Nigeria, an eyewitness said. The force is a body of troops from Nigeria, Chad and Niger formed to fight trans-border crimes. They were later mandated to fight Boko Haram upon the emergence of the Islamic sect.


“They (the militants) overwhelmed the troops and forced them to abandon the base which the gunmen took over,” local resident Usman Danssubdu told AFP after fleeing to neighbouring Chad following Saturday’s raids.

Hordes of residents of Kauyen Kuros, Mile 3, Mile 4, Baga, Doron-Baga and Bundaram escaped into Chad across the lake in fishing boats and canoes due to the protracted assault on Saturday by the militants.

“We are now seeking refuge in Gubuwa, Kangallam and Kaiga villages inside Chad near the border with Nigeria,” Dansubdu told AFP by telephone from Gubuwa.

It should be recalled that the same militant group attacked Babban Gida, a town in Yobe State that bordered Borno State – the victim of this attack.

Boko Haram is a terrorist group which based mainly in Nigeria. Its origin is traced to 2002; having Muhammed Yusuf as the founder.

Their operation turned deadly, attracting the international attention from 2009. They claimed responsibility to the abduction of over 200 school girls from Chibok town, Bornu State, Nigeria.  



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