More details on how civilians staved off Boko Haram attack, killed dozens

An update by Dr. Peregrino Brimah of ENDS.ng

More details are coming in on how the Civilian-JTF, civilian
vigilantes staved off a Boko Haram attack and possible abduction in
Kalabalge local government, northeast Borno state, near the
Cameroonian border.

The villagers who were prepared for the Boko Haram attack had dug out
trenches for the purpose. The Rann village, located in the middle of a
Boko Haram strong-hold, had been attacked by Boko Haram in the recent
past. In that attack they had allegedly acquired two light-weight
armored tanks and some AK47 rifles. They refused to turn in this
ammunition to the government in an increasingly common response as
more villages in the north are determined to take up arms to defend
themselves in the current state of deadly insecurity. Continue...

The invading terrorists who launched an early Tuesday morning attack
on Rann, Shuwa and neighboring villages, were met by a strong and
determined villager resistance. Over 200 terrorists were killed. The
full number of the dead is not yet known as the villagers ran in
pursuit of the escaping and injured terrorists into the bushes to
continue their extermination.

More than 35 Boko Haram terrorists were captured. One APC and more
than four hilux trucks and several motorcycles were captured from the
terrorists.

At the time of this report, about 20 villagers were said to have lost
their lives in the fierce, brave battle.

Nigerians in the worst affected regions are seeking the formal right
to bear arms and defend themselves. The Borno Civilian-JTF sent this
request to Nigeria's President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in a meeting
with security agents this month. The ENDS civil activist group also
sent a formal request for Executive Authorization of the people to
bear arms, supported by the government to defend their territory and
hunt and eliminate Boko Haram terrorists. The government is yet to
officially respond to the open letter delivered to the State secretary
on April 25th, 2014.

In related news, there was Mutiny in the military today as soldiers
reportedly attacked a General officer commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian
army 7th division, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, who was accused of
sabotaging the military mission and not reporting to a particular
mission he was requested to. He was said to have fled as he was fired
upon when he came to his office at the Maimalari barracks. The
soldiers went in pursuit of the commander, whose whereabouts are not
known as at the time of this report.

Dr. Peregrino Brimah for http://ENDS.ng[Every Nigerian Do Something]