Don’t believe Senator Zanna, Bama is still part of Nigeria – Civilian JTF
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Gunda advised residents of the state not to panic, saying : “We want to re-assure the citizens of Borno State that, nobody should leave Maiduguri because all that been said are mere rumours as such people should be calm as the Nigerian security forces are capable, willing and competent to discharge their duties. “All citizens should desist from making unguided and false information which frighten the citizens unnecessarily.”
While insisting that the military is at its best in the ongoing battle to repel the insurgents, Gunda urged President Goodluck Jonathan to do all in his powers to support the Armed Forces in the terror fight.
“We equally wish and call on Mr. President to take seriously and bring to book personalities mentioned in the report of Dr. Steven Davis if doing so will help in bringing the Boko Haram to an end, as Nigeria is superior and better than any person in the country,” Gunda stated.
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The
Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), the volunteer group that has been
helping the military in the fight against the Boko Haram Islamist group
in Borno State has found fault with a statement credited to the senator
representing Borno Central at the National Assembly, Senator Ahmed
Zanna, that Boko Haram had overrun Bama. According to the CJTF, there is
no iota of truth in Zanna’s claims.
The youth vigilante group
maintain that it was the insurgents that suffered heavy casualties with
130 of their members killed and 35 others arrested in the battle with
the military.
Dismissing Zanna’s claim during a media briefing in
Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, CJTF spokesperson , Jibrin Gunda,
said: “We categorically refute the statement credited to Senator Ahmed
Zanna, the senator representing Borno central on BBC Hausa Service that
Boko Haram has captured Bama.
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| Senator Zanna has said that Bama is now under Boko Haram’s control |
“News
has filtered in, most especially, on foreign media to which we want to
clearly state that, our security personnel are doing their best and
yesterday our gallant soldiers successfully repelled the insurgents who
attacked Bama and Bama as a town in Borno State has never been overrun
or overtaken by the insurgents even for a minute; even as of now, our
soldiers are in full control of the town.”
Gunda added: “In view
of this, we categorically deny and disassociate ourselves from an
interview granted to some foreign media by one Senator Ahmed Zanna as
what he stated is not the true facts on ground. More so, the interview
he granted has contributed instilling fears in the minds of citizens of
Borno State and residents of Maiduguri in particular.”
Gunda advised residents of the state not to panic, saying : “We want to re-assure the citizens of Borno State that, nobody should leave Maiduguri because all that been said are mere rumours as such people should be calm as the Nigerian security forces are capable, willing and competent to discharge their duties. “All citizens should desist from making unguided and false information which frighten the citizens unnecessarily.”
While insisting that the military is at its best in the ongoing battle to repel the insurgents, Gunda urged President Goodluck Jonathan to do all in his powers to support the Armed Forces in the terror fight.
“We equally wish and call on Mr. President to take seriously and bring to book personalities mentioned in the report of Dr. Steven Davis if doing so will help in bringing the Boko Haram to an end, as Nigeria is superior and better than any person in the country,” Gunda stated.
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