The death toll of Monday’s attack on Bama by insurgents has risen to 180, the spokesman of the youth vigilant group popularly called Civilian JTF, Barrister Jubrin Gunda, said on Monday.
Gunda equally said 35 of the insurgents who attacked the town were arrested.
Gunda, addressing a press conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday said the report in some international media that quoted Senator Ahmed Zannah as saying that the town has been overrun by the insurgents should be discounted.
He said there was no iota of truth in the report as the insurgents actually attempted to overrun the town, but were subdued by the military gallantry at the periphery of the town.
Leading other executive members of the group to the press conference, Gunda said, “We categorically deny and disassociate ourselves with an interview granted to some foreign media by one Senator Ahmed Zannah as what he stated is not true facts on ground. More so, the interview he granted has contributed in stilling fears in the mind of citizens of Borno state and the residence of Maiduguri in particular.
“However, we want to re-assure the citizens of Borno State that nobody should panic and no one should leave Maiduguri because all that has been said are mere rumours as such people should calm down as the Nigerian security forces are capable, willing and competent to discharge their duties.
“All citizens should desist from making unguarded and false information which will further frighten the citizens unnecessarily.”
Meanwhile, there was apparent fear in Maiduguri as some of the residents who spoke, said it was time to start planning relocating from the town with the recent reports of successes of the insurgents.
source: nigerianeye
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