•Boko Haram fighters on the prowl in Gwoza Borno State, AFP PHOTO
Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border in nearby Cameroun, a police source said Tuesday.
“Boko Haram fighters moved into Ashigashya” overnight Monday, where they slaughtered three people in front of a church, a Cameroun police source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Almost 500 Nigerian soldiers fled the Nigerian border cities of Ashigashyia and Kerawa over the weekend to take refuge from Boko Haram militants on Camerounian territory.
Nigeria’s military dismissed the claims and maintained that the troops were “charging through the borders in a tactical manoeuvre” when they found themselves on Camerounian soil.
The police officer said security was “deteriorating day by day in the border towns” as even those charged with keeping the peace flee attacks by Boko Haram.
Straddling the border between Cameroun and Nigeria, Ashigashya is bisected by a small river which marks the border between the two countries.
The police source said Boko Haram is now trying to take the Camerounian side of the city.
“Camerounian gendarmes fled the brigade to sleep at school in the city. When they tried to return to the police this morning, they were greeted by fire from Boko Haram” from the Nigerian side, said the police officer.
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Let’s reason together here: What was the source of PMNEWS’ report? I think illiteracy is taking over the country. The level of ignorance is alarmind. Every fool with a cell phone has become a commentator on public affairs , even if they don’t understand the situation…
@omo be wise and emmanuel your comments show that you did not read this story at all. It is AFP that got a source not PM News, you blind people. I think PM News should stop publishing poorly thought-out comments like yours
The owner of PM News is APC preparing for the senate. It is no news that they have details provided by BH after every onslaught.
PM and PT are part and parcel of BH
Omo be wise, pls give them credit for te insight.
Pls be factual in ur assertions. It I may ask u, how do they get their other news which u have read in other stories..use of initiatives while reading reports is essential .
I just want to state here that pm news is biased on their reporting of this boko haram thing, they are the real terrorists because fear is created in the hearts of nigerian through reading of their rubbish story
1. How do they get the facts they publish
2. Do they have any informant from boko haram camp?
3. Just to let you know that there is God and lets fear him in all that we do.