The noose appears to be tightening
on the Boko Haram insurgents as
Nigeria’s military forces consolidate on
their success in the all-out war against
the sect launched in the wake of
Tuesday’s imposition of emergency
rule on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa by
President Goodluck Jonathan.
A source close to the military
intelligence told News Express that the
insurgents now have their backs
against the wall because neighbouring
countries are refusing them entry as
they seek to flee from heavy
bombardment by Nigerian troops.
“Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic
have blockaded them, so they have
little options left on where to run to,”
a military intelligence operative said.
This may have explained why those
fleeing from the areas targeted by
Nigerian troops in Borno opted to
move towards the state capital,
Maiduguri, rather than cross the
border to safety.
As reported last night by News
Express and other media, at least 65
suspected Boko Haram members have
been arrested while fleeing from
heavy bombardment of targets in
Borno by Nigerian troops.
A statement by the Defence
headquarters in Abuja, the Nigerian
capital, said the suspects were
nabbed while trying to enter
Maiduguri.
Yesterday, the military made things
more difficult for the insurgents and
their collaborators by imposition an
indefinite 24-hour curfew on 12
neighbourhoods of Maiduguri.
Source News Express