Some of the Nigerian soldiers that fled to Cameroon following a fierce
battle with Boko Haram militants in locations around Borno and Adamawa
states have returned as residents of Mubi town in Adamawa Statereported
seeing tired and tattered-looking soldiers arrive.
According to Premium Times,the residents said they saw several soldiers, wearing torn uniforms and gloomy faces, returned in the wee hours of Tuesday.
A resident, Joseph Baba, said
According to Premium Times,the residents said they saw several soldiers, wearing torn uniforms and gloomy faces, returned in the wee hours of Tuesday.
A resident, Joseph Baba, said
“we saw some of them purchasing second hand clothes at the Mubi main
market”.Initially, we were afraid. People panicked when we sighted the
troops. They arrived in the wee hours and people began to scamper for
safety because no one knew their mission. I even thought they were Boko
Haram disguised in military uniform as the insurgents usually do,” The
Defence Headquarters issued a brief statement confirming the return of
the soldiers.
It said the “troops who returned from Cameroon were today addressed by the General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Major General Zaruwa as they embarked on another mission in the Counter Terrorism campaign”.
It said the “troops who returned from Cameroon were today addressed by the General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Major General Zaruwa as they embarked on another mission in the Counter Terrorism campaign”.