“The soldiers ran away. Even the Police, Civil Defence and Immigrations officials in that area, they all ran away. In fact, the soldiers took off before the IDPs. The soldiers were not plenty; they were not more than 10, so really I would not blame them. However, the BH guys were so many — probably close to 100. But the soldiers are not to blame; they were simply outnumbered.”

Boko Haram succeeded in raiding an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dalori, Borno State, on Wednesday night because the soldiers manning the place took to their heels the moment the insurgents arrived in their scores, SaharaReporters has been told.
For two hours on Saturday, the camp, which hosts 12,600 civilians seeking refuge there after having fled the violence in north-east, came under heavy attack, at the end of which at least eight people were killed and some women abducted.

Speaking very briefly with SaharaReporters on Monday, a displaced person who witnessed the attack said the soldiers were outnumbered and would likely have all been killed had they stayed back.

“That camp is close to Dalori 1 and it’s on Bama Road. It is not far from Maiduguri even though it’s in Konduga Local Government; it’s still Maiduguri. Therefore, we all thought we were safe,” said the IDP.

“There are soldiers, Police, Immigrations and Civil Defence officials all in the camp, yet those Boko Haram guys entered the camp, burnt the tent, burnt the village adjacent the camp and even a checkpoint in that area. Those BH guys ran their operation for two hours, from 7:30pm to about 9:30pm. The Army only showed up after 10:00pm.

“The soldiers ran away. Even the Police, Civil Defence and Immigrations officials in that area, they all ran away. In fact, the soldiers took off before the IDPs. The soldiers were not plenty; they were not more than 10, so really I would not blame them. However, the BH guys were so many — probably close to 100. But the soldiers are not to blame; they were simply outnumbered.”

SaharaReporters also understands that the attack shook the international humanitarian community; since the camp is in state capital, there is now heightened worry about the safety of aid workers — particularly in the light of Boko Haram’s recent murder of healthcare workers it kidnapped earlier in the year.

After the attack, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) issued a statement asking the Nigerian government to “improve on its duty of protecting the people from such hostilities”.

“Boko Haram carried out the attack on the camp adjacent to Dalori village and on four surrounding communities after dark, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens more, kidnapping women, and burning and looting homes, shelters and food stocks. Hundreds have also been displaced as a result, according to the National Emergency Management Agency,” read the statement, issued by Samantha Newport, OCHA’s Head of Communication, on behalf of Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria.

“I urge the Government of Nigeria to step up the protection of innocent people. Attacks on camps for internally displaced people threaten these innocent women, children and men who have already fled their homes as a result of the ongoing conflict.”
More than 20 aid organisations are providing assistance including food, safe water, sanitation, medicine and shelter to thousands of people in the north-east.
http://saharareporters.com/2018/11/05/revealed-soldiers-took-their-heels-when-boko-haram-attacked-dalori-idp-camp

When you are out numbered,,,,or overpowered you must run and leave to fight for another day.., that's the code

If the true events of Bokoharam in the past two years gets revealed in the media, Nigerians will run away from Nigeria.

Bokoharam currently reigns supreme in major parts of the north east

Life is too sweet
Don't be surprise if your girlfriend or boyfriend were to be there you'll run and leave each other
Like me the only person I can wait for or run with is my mother

Na so na.

Pathetic lairs, Dalori is the biggest IDP and we'll fortified.

shamack:
When you are out numbered,,,,or overpowered you must run and leave to fight for another day.., that's the code

.. Shut up. Why didn't they run away from the Shiites in Abuja?

They did not run away,
They were only doing their morning exercise which consists of press ups and 200metres dash.

Boko Haram has been technically and physically defeated.
God bless Buhari for making our country safer.

Where do boko haram base and attack from? That's where the army needs to attack

They will never run away from Shites
They will never run away when maltreating armless citizens.

But when they see the real terrorist they were trained for, they'll grow wings and fly away.

Nigerian soldiers are nothing but uniformed cowards parading, abusing their power and maltreating the innocent.

Kalapizim:
Pathetic lairs, Dalori is the biggest IDP and we'll fortified.

Drunk much?

They ran to fight for another day...

They went for reinforcement not from the IDP- Buratai

JONNYSPUTE:
.. Shut up. Why didn't they run away from the Shiites in Abuja?

You know nothing about military

aolawale025:
Where do boko haram base and attack from? That's where the army needs to attack

They know but they're either too weak n sissy or the army high command including the C-in-C is compromised in favour of terror against citizens.

If you still don't believe Buhari is useless then you're like him... or worse

JONNYSPUTE:
.. Shut up. Why didn't they run away from the Shiites in Abuja?

They had guns and tanks while the Shiites had just stones, sticks and catapults. It was sport for them plus they have orders to shoot n kill. On the other hand, BH had better guns, equipment and discipline plus terrorism is a money-making venture these days so...

mushystuff:


They had guns and tanks while the Shiites had just stones, sticks and catapults. It was sport for them plus they have orders to shoot n kill. On the other hand, BH had better guns, equipment and discipline plus terrorism is a money-making venture these days so...

.. In other words,our military is only good in killing ordinary civilians with stones but can't defend themselves against terrorist with guns? I laugh in Swahili.

shamack:
When you are out numbered,,,,or overpowered you must run and leave to fight for another day.., that's the code

Oga 10 is enough number for any soldier to confront any terroir

you dont mean it

JONNYSPUTE:
.. Shut up. Why didn't they run away from the Shiites in Abuja?

see how pathetic your question is..
were dey outmuscled or outnumbered against the shia?
besides this news is bias..
how would they say the army ran even b4 the attack. there were gun battle..

malel1:


Oga 10 is enough number for any soldier to confront any terroir

no dey talk rubbish here..
even 10 heavily equipped U.S army can witstand a good armbush attack by any terro group.
go and watch real war movies.

Nigeria terrorist army are only good in killing unarmed people,but when they see their fellow terrorist they will took to their heel.

Forgive us Asia Bibi, for we have failed you. You asked for a cup of water: we took away nine years of your life.
Not that we expect your forgiveness, we certainly don’t deserve it. For far too long we stood impassive as minorities were dehumanized, ostracized and murdered in our name. We were unmoved by your afflictions because we were insulated from them. We neglected your suffering because we were far too busy convincing ourselves that our faith, being perfect, could never be a tool for villainy.
The truth is, Islam has become the cornerstone of the vicious arc of malevolence blighting Pakistan’s humanity. We murder our Shia and Ahmadi brethren in its name. We claim to be defending Islam when we hide our brightest lights in the darkness of prison or snuff them out with lynch mobs. In God’s name we recruit our disposable youth to fight both sides of the border; to fight wars in which there are no victors and no heroes-only the dead and their killers.
We evoke faith to justify misogyny, to perpetuate homophobia and to silence those that threaten our sacred status quo. This is not because present circumstances bring us any joy or comfort. It seems we are like the battered children of a tyrant who fear only one thing more than the abuse:change. Change threatens us because our oppressors have succeeded beyond their wildest imagination in catechizing us in the canned Madressah they have turned Pakistan into.
Faith, instead of being an instrument of virtue and a reflection of divine mercy has become an idol. Bereft of the dynamism that evolves societies towards truth seeking and justice, it has been turned into a leaden totem that we have chained to our legs and dropped anchor with. We have cultivated a malignantly narcissistic faith; entitled, grandiose, exploitative and demanding special treatment. A faith that perceives equal treatment as a slight and only accepts the station of supremacy.
Faith without empathy, without compassion, without humility is not faith. It is egocentric dogma masquerading as faith. It is forced conformity wearing the mask of unity. The inevitable conclusion of such a paradigm is moral death. What is moral death you ask? When two schizophrenics are doused with gasoline and burnt alive for blaspheming within the span of a few months. When open incitement of violence against Ahmadi Muslims continues even after repeated massacres. When governments succumb to killers and traitors on the pretext of religious sensitivities. Such is moral demise, where no one is left to defend innocents.
Forgive us Asia Bibi; you were born into the wrong faith in the wrong country. Being the only Christian family in your village perhaps you should have consigned yourself to the fate prepared for you by our hollow piety. Perhaps you should have borne the insults in silence. Why kick and squeal to the chopping block of abasement? You knew well that you were expected to lay your head on the chopping block and with the dying breath of your dignity sing hymns of exaltation to the butchers. But alas, you had to be brave and fought back.
We hang our heads in shame before you Asia Noreen. The only solace we can offer is this: we will no longer be silent. Who constitutes this “we” you ask?
“We” are the believers. Muslims who cling fiercely to our faith and disavow the actions of terrorists and tyrants who claim religious guidance. But who have failed to fight the unholy alliance of dogma and hypernationalism erected in our name by state apparatchiks.
Our protestations will no longer suffice; if we want the world to believe in our vision of Islam our actions will need to match our words. Not only do we need to embody our faith, we have to ensure that the law no longer promotes and protects religious fascism.
With prayers for your safe passage, goodbye Asia Bibi. For the only way you can be safe is to leave these shores. Know that today you are the saint, we the blasphemers.

JONNYSPUTE:
.. In other words,our military is only good in killing ordinary civilians with stones but can't defend themselves against terrorist with guns? I laugh in Swahili.

if they put you in the military and post you to maiduguri am sure seeing the death of your other collegues would make you resign..

you know nothing on what is going on in maiduguri,
try asking a soldier who has been there so ull understand and stop politicising everything..

JONNYSPUTE:
.. Shut up. Why didn't they run away from the Shiites in Abuja?

they were not out numbered but In numbered

Who else thinks this is just an organised business bybthe military and northern elites...
The sad reality is that, Boko Haram, is the reason all military chiefs are northern Muslims, esp. Northeast.
IT IS THEIR CREATION.
PINE. is their cash cow and their compensation for a job well done by ApC and president buhari

Who else thinks this is just an organised business bybthe military and northern elites...
The sad reality is that, the secret of Boko Haram, is the reason all military chiefs are northern Muslims, esp. Northeast.
IT IS THEIR CREATION.
PINE. is their cash cow and their compensation for a job well done by ApC and president buhari

jumper524:
no dey talk rubbish here..
even 10 heavily equipped U.S army can witstand a good armbush attack by any terro group.
go and watch real war movies.

you watch too much movies.


So you never watch movie where one American army entered terrorist camp and defeat them.

G

.

jumper524:
see how pathetic your question is..
were dey outmuscled or outnumbered against the shia?
besides this news is bias..
how would they say the army ran even b4 the attack. there were gun battle..

see how dump your response is 10 Nigeria soldiers will engage 100 boko boys in gun battle even 10 Nig soldiers wil run for 100 Igbos or shias

JONNYSPUTE:
.. In other words,our military is only good in killing ordinary civilians with stones but can't defend themselves against terrorist with guns? I laugh in Swahili.

U don see am na