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Emergency rule: Boko Haram militants flood Gombe,

Bauchi Following the declaration of a state of emergency in
Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states, some members of the
fundamentalist Boko Haram sect have started fleeing
to neighbouring Gombe, Bauchi and Jigawa states,
SUNDAY PUNCH authoritatively reports.
On Thursday, members of the sect attacked two police
stations and four banks in Daura, Katsina State. It was the first time the sect was carrying out attacks
in Katsina. President Goodluck Jonathan placed the three states
under emergency rule following unabated bloodbath
and bomb attacks which have left hundreds of people
and security officials dead. Security sources confided in our correspondents on
Friday that following the increased pressure by the
military, some of the insurgents have started sneaking
out of the states. A top military official who pleaded anonymity because
he was not authorised to speak on the matter said, “All
the states are under intense military surveillance and we
are ensuring that no one sneaks out but the insurgents
have some secret routes which we are going to block.
They will use these secret routes to sneak out because of the heat on them. Ordinarily, they will want to protect
their wives, children and the weak among them.” One of the soldiers deployed in Maiduguri, the Borno
State capital, also told one of our correspondents that
some of the insurgents are fleeing the state to
neighbouring ones. The solider who pleaded anonymity because of the
sensitivity of the matter said, “We have reports that
they are running away to neigbouring states and even
neighbouring countries. We are doing our best to ensure
that all escape routes are blocked.” According to the soldier, several residents of Gamboru,
Ngala, and Marte, where the sect hoisted its flags are
fleeing the area because of heavy military operation. A security expert and former State Security Service
director, Mr. Mike Ejiojor, told SUNDAY PUNCH
that it was possible that members of the Boko Haram
sect would attempt to escape to states near Borno, Yobe
and Adamawa. “Preventing them from migrating to neighbouring
states is the essence of the state of emergency in the
three affected states. We hope that it won’t be easy for
them to migrate to other states especially if they have
cells there,” he said. Another security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, told one of
our correspondents that there was a possibility that
members of the sect that had fled the states, could
regroup to launch massive attacks on the states under
emergency rule. Ekhomu, who is the President, Association of
Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria,
said such a development could lead to having more
states on the list of those under emergency rule. He said, “They will continue to launch attacks, it is not
without doubt. Don’t forget that apart from the
affected states, other states have some Boko Haram
presence, so they may regroup. The military must
ensure that they don’t escape from the states. “The military should use a lot of tactics to freeze the
bad guys (Boko Haram). The essence of conducting
the military operation in the North-East is to flush out
or capture the Boko Haram elements. If they get away,
then the purpose of the exercise is defeated.” He added that members of the sect might wear military
uniforms to disguise as they were becoming more
adaptive. According to him, it would become difficult
to differentiate between a genuine military officer and
a Boko Haram member in military uniform..







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