On Thursday, January, 2022, there became a safety breach in Chibok Local Authorities Plight of Borno Bid.
Warring parties suspected to be from the Islamic Bid for West African Province, ISWAP, attacked Pemi Ward, which is about a few kilometres launch air of Chibok town. There are about six political wards all the draw in which by Chibok with the same title ‘Pemi’ as known as by the locals.
The insurgents looted food items and property of the oldsters.
It became learnt that Thursday’s assault became the 97th time Chibok and its surrounding villages might presumably well be attacked by the insurgents for the reason that abduction of the 276 ladies from their dormitory on April 14, 2014.
Residents of Chibok space of Borno Bid in northeast Nigeria had fled their locality for awe of extra assaults. These folks had endured to quiz, “why Chibok?”
Currently in Chibok, handiest the older technology are acknowledged to be at home and taking fair correct care of the upcoming technology. The early life and younger adults possess relocated to cities all the draw in which by the nation care for Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt to search a original starting.
DAILY POST spoke with Dr. Allen Manasseh, one among the sons of Chibok land, who had been within the forefront calling on the global neighborhood and government to reveal his folks from the frequent assaults by Boko Haram and ISWAP aspects that lay siege to his loved town.
According to the member of the Oby Ezekwesili-led Carry Support Our Girls, BBOG, Chibok town, which falls between the dreaded Sambisa and Alagarno forests in Borno Bid, is under the safety of the Nigerian militia.
“There is a adverse, a brigade, which is headed by a Brigadier Standard now in Chibok town,” Manasseh acknowledged, “however that is no longer to claim that every thing is honest. Our folks are continuously under assaults. Few days ago, there became an assault at Pemi and I’m still waiting to build up the anecdote on the extent of break. These insurgents, after taking ample food items, will burn down the remaining ones, leaving the villagers to rot.
“The last time, it became the son of the soil, Standard Dzarma Zirkushu, who became killed between 15km of Chibok and Askira/Uba Local Authorities. At some level of his time, he became a vivid total each for his responsibility as a soldier and for his folks, but, between Chibok and Askira/Uba, he fell by the bullets from the insurgents,” Manasseh lamented.
Talking on why Chibok remains under constant assaults by the insurgents both from the Boko Haram, JAS or the Islamic Bid for West African Province, he acknowledged, “That is no longer since the militia is no longer doing properly, however here is about a few squaddies attempting to provide protection to a neat space with greater enemies or somewhat greater army from the insurgents’ side.
“It is somewhat uncomfortable for our militia that Chibok is positioned between two harmful forests. The terrorists possess a route from Sambisa to Alagarno by Chibok villages. The insurgents possess endured to assault villages in Chibok town attributable to their proximity to these two inappropriate forests. This day, within the event that they did not assault Kautikari, they’ll assault Mife or Pemi and it goes care for that. Extra incessantly than no longer, they attain this unchallenged.
“Damboa Local Authorities Plight is all forest care for Askira/Uba. Chibok lies within the centre with each Damboa and Askira/Uba currently housing thousands of terrorists in hundreds of camps. Whereas you consult with our folks about this, all they’ll remark you is that handiest God can establish the hassle. I truly possess completed loads on this you know and it’s miles making me feel sick because it looks care for the governments at instruct stage and nationwide possess abandoned the oldsters of Chibok to fate.
“The Damboa-Biu avenue, which became abandoned for a very very long time, is the insurgents’ crossing demonstrate both Alagarno or Sambisa and Chibok might presumably well correct happen to be an uncomfortable region. The whole of Chibok is a farming neighborhood. So, it’s miles care for the food barn for the insurgents that every time they are in need, they attain for it,” he acknowledged.
Also while talking on the kidnapping of the 276 Chibok ladies, Manasseh acknowledged, 110 are still in captivity.
According to him, Chibok folks, concerned Nigerians and contributors of the BBOG possess no longer stopped their calls on this regime to attain the considered necessary and rescue the remaining ladies in captivity.
“We shall no longer accumulate bored stiff in doing the coolest component within the face of mountains of challenges. Sadly, most of our challenges are coming from the same government, which promised to produce sure the return of these ladies. But we will remain a constant reminder to them that some folks possess no longer let sleep overtake them as they stood for these Chibok ladies and noteworthy of others still in Boko Haram custody till they are introduced lend a hand and reunited with contributors of their households,” Allen Manasseh acknowledged.
Talking on the constant breach of safety in and round Chibok town, a safety provide urged DAILY POST on Saturday, that the combat within the northeast space is no longer handiest a physical combat however a war of ideology.
“Except the federal government and spiritual leaders attain in to disabuse the mind of each one among these fighters and produce them realize that they are no longer doing properly for his or her nation and also remark them the spiritual faulty of their message, I’m disturbed, we will proceed to combat within the northeast for a while.
“Security breach is no longer handiest about Chibok, all over that we had been fighting within the northeast possess experienced this. Also, there are saboteurs, who desire this battle to proceed for his or her relish attend. Why Chibok? I’m able to remark you that Chibok is one among the areas that possess a quantity of hiding places attributable to the rocks and mountains apart from to caves. I never knew Chibok has one of the fundamental caves I truly possess considered in rather about a places till work introduced me here.
“Also, you survey at the gap between Chibok and Gwoza, Askira/Uba and Damboa. Being shut to Chibok makes it extra at chance of assaults because all these areas possess camps housing terrorists,” he acknowledged.
DAILY POST made efforts to to chat to the Director Military Public Family members, Brigadier Standard Onyema Nwachukwu, however all makes an try couldn’t yield result as he couldn’t respond his calls on Saturday evening.
Then all but again, sources in Chibok acknowledged the hassle is still disturbing as folks in Pemi proceed to count their losses after the assault on Thursday.
“Assaults in Chibok couldn’t stop soon,” Sunday Mutah, a resident of Chibok town, urged DAILY POST.
“That is correct the very fact. We possess now been announcing it. Heaps of write u.s.a.had been made, folks possess attain the whole draw from foreign places to interview us in Chibok. Media folks had been writing and we had been discovering out, however this government turns deaf ears to our cries,” he lamented.
