Metele killings: Defence Minister to visit Chad over Boko Haram attacks on soldiers

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The Honorable Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali has been scheduled to visit Chad this week to hold a bilateral meeting with his Chadian counterpart General Daoud Yaya, owing to increased attacks and killings of Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram sect, reports ITREALMS.

Premium Times had reported that a source in the Nigerian Army said that 153 others are yet to be accounted for, even as on Monday, November 19, 2018, the terrorists invaded a military base in Metele village, Guzamala local government area of Borno State. Villagers also said that over 118 soldiers may have been killed in the attack.

   
Reacting the Public Relations officer to the Hon Minister of Defence, Colonel Tukur Gusau, said the visit is in continuation of consultations with Minister’s of Defence of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Troops contributing countries (TCC) which includes Cameroun, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Benin Republic.

“It may be recalled the Hon Minister paid a similar visit to Niger Republic in September 2018 during which he held a similar bilateral discussion with his Nigerien counterpart,” he said.

The  Minister's visit to Chad, Gusau said, will revolve around strengthening the operations of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to enable it achieve its mandate of eliminating security threats and creating a safe and secure environment in its area of responsibility.

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Boko Haram inmate transfer protest in Onitsha, traders allege Presidency plot

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The largest market in the South Eastern part of Nigeria, the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State was on Saturday shut over fear of Boko Haram attacks, reports ITRealms.

This is coming as some sources said the shutting down of Main Market Onitsha was in protest of the alleged plans by the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) to relocate some Boko Haram inmates to Anambra State, especially to the Onitsha Prison.

Reports reaching our news desk indicated that the closure of Main Market on Saturday, June 27, 2015, was actually in protest of Boko Haram alleged presence in Anambra State.

ITRealms gathered that the common understanding of the Onitsha traders was that President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly threatened to send the Boko Haram inmates to Onitsha as part of punishment for not supporting his candidacy during the 2015 elections.

According to most the traders who spoke to ITRealms on anonymity, alleged that Buhari said he will revisit the Igbos with Boko Haram, starting with Onitsha, the hub of commercial activities in the South East. 

Currently, there are four facilities of the Nigerian Prisons Service in Anambra State out of the 240 located across the country, while Adamawa tops by 17 prison facilities.

The NPS is presently presided over by Controller General, Dr.-Peter-Ezenwa-Ekpendu following the confirmation of his appointment early last December by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

Dr. Ekpendu, hails from Ibeku Okwuato in Mbaise Local Government area of Imo State and before his present appointment as the Controller General was Deputy Controller General (Administration) since 2012.

However, News Express, reports that Boko Haram have for six years unleashed mayhem on the Muslim-dominated Northern Nigeria, but if this allegation is eventually confirmed to be true, then it’s clear that the terrorists have finally spread their fangs of destruction across the nation.

Last year, not less than 400 members of the deadly Islamic sect were arrested in Lagos State by security operatives who acted on tip-off.

Later in the same past year, some 383 sojourners were arrested in Abia State on suspicion that some of them are members of the militants which was later confirmed by Abia State security personnel.

With this latest development, it seems that the Islamists murderers are poised to export their terrorist acts to the largely Christian South.

+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms)  
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