Contrary to the belief that victims of Boko Haram attack last Saturday in Borno were rice farmers; fresh facts have emerged on Friday that they were informants and logistics suppliers to the insurgents.
About 48 persons were reportedly slain on Saturday morning
in Zarbamari, a town in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, by the Boko Haram insurgents,
who later claimed responsibility.
The recent attack which was believed by many to be on rice
farmers elicited commentaries and condemnations from all spheres of life.
Prof. Babagana Umar Zulum, Governor of Borno State, had also
on Thursday, disbursed the sum of N600,000 to family members of each of the
slain farmers, while North East Governors donated N20m and North East
Development Commission (NEDC) gave N5m to the families.
But Mallam Kabiru Zanna, a local of Zarbamari, who spoke
with this correspondent on Friday morning, said those affected were mainly
collaborators of Boko Haram who hailed from Zamfara and Sokoto States and not
farmers.
“The people that were killed were logistics suppliers and
collaborators with Boko Haram. They supply them food and fuel. They also help
the insurgents in selling rustled cows”, he said.
Zanna who spoke in Hausa language also gave details of what
transpired on the fateful Saturday and how the transaction between the
insurgents and their erstwhile collaborators went awry.
“Last week, these same people were on their way to meeting
the insurgents for business when they were accosted by soldiers and after the
soldiers couldn’t find anything on them they let them go.
“Meanwhile, the insurgents who were waiting saw them with
the troops who later killed 5 of them after an ambush, so the insurgents
accused those guys of providing Intel to the soldiers. This is the main reason
why the terrorists began killing them.
“The insurgents called them to meet on Thursday but they
said they wouldn’t be able to make it until Saturday. They agreed to meet early
morning 5:00am on that day. They even had their morning prayers there.
“From there, the insurgents began to tell them about those
guys who used to supply them food, who also betrayed them by providing Intel to
the troops.
“Normally if there are betrayers in a town the entire
community would pay the price for such acts. At that moment, the insurgents
ordered that everyone be tied. They instructed that no gun should be fired in
other not to attract troops.
“That was exactly what happened. Those people mostly are
collaborators of the terrorists”, he added.
Zanna, who has been keeping tabs with activities of Boko
Haram in the state, said, though some that were killed were innocent, “but very
few of them. I swear most of them are traders with the insurgents. None of them
is a rice farmer, they are all in trade with the insurgents”.
When contacted on phone, a Media Aide to Governor Babagana
Umar Zulum, Mr. Ahidjo Abdu Likita, confirmed the revelation.
“Yes, it has been confirmed that the victims slaughtered
were agents of Boko Haram”, he told our correspondent on phone, adding that,
further investigation was being carried to reveal more.
When asked why the Governor went ahead to disburse money to
perceived family members of the victims, since they were collaborators, Likita
said, “the Governor didn’t know the reality of the scenario till today”.
He said, “everybody was thinking it was the real people of
Zabarmari village” until the information got to the Governor this morning.
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Liars!!! All in a bid to cover incompetence. Those killed were farmers. That Zanna should be arrested he knows too much about the insurgents and the way they operate, he shouldn't be let free
ReplyDeleteJust look at a country we call Nigeria leading by bunch of rogues & liars!!!, the world must fear NIGERIA, This is a dangerous country.. all because they want to cover up they now tag innocent souls has terrorist.. Ok, if they're terrorist why did the Boko Haram leader Shekau claim the action ? Also, why did state government preparing to compesate their various family.. Then, why did the military comes out to deny the number of how many killed by Boko Haram.. I don't blame Nigeria but I blame United Nation and British government for their sitting down and watching Nigeria to be committing genocide everyday..
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