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Boko Haram Exposes Lies Of Nigerian Army, Releases Video Of Abducted NNPC Staff
The Abu Musab al-Barnawi led faction of Boko Haram has exposed the many lies of the Nigerian Army over the abduction of some NNPC staff during an ambush of their convoy on Tuesday at the Lake Chad Basin.
The insurgents exposed the lies in a video obtained by SaharaReporters where three of the abducted NNPC staff were seen begging the authorities to negotiate with Boko Haram for their freedom.
Nigerian Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, a brigadier general, had in a statement on Wednesday announced the rescue of all the NNPC staff, saying only nine soldiers paid the supreme sacrifice in the process.
“So far, they (troops) have rescued all the NNPC staff and recovered the corpses of the officer, 8 soldiers and a civilian who have been deposited at the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital,” he said.
But the following day (Thursday), the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, put a lie to the army statement by saying that he cannot confirm if the 10 abducted NNPC staff had been rescued.
The minister, who spoke to journalists at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Thursday, said, “We only heard, but can’t confirm if anyone has been rescued.
To further discredit the army statement, forty-eight corpses of persons killed by the terrorists during the ambush were brought to the Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in the Borno State capital on Thursday.
Sources at the hospital and the Maimalari Army Barracks in Borno revealed that the corpses were brought into Maiduguri from the scene of the attack.
The corpses brought include 18 soldiers, 15 Civilian JTF, five university staff and four NNPC drivers.
In a photo and video obtained by SaharaReporters through a journalist with access to the two factions of Boko Haram, the abducted lecturers were seen looking terrified and seated barefoot in some unidentified indoor facility.
The three abducted by Boko Haram during the ambush
It is not clear whether the Islamist insurgents intend to make ransom demands in exchange for the release of their victims.
However, their decision to release the photo of those they abducted may suggest a desire to seek a negotiated settlement to free the captives and discredit the Nigerian Army.
Appealing for help, one of the abducted men, a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri said in the video: “They have promised us that if their demands were met, they will release us immediately to go back to the work we were doing.
“We were caught doing the work of exploration of acquiring gravity, magnetic and soil geochemistry for exploration in the Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, which will boost the economy of the nation.
“We were caught in the line of our service. I want to call the attention of the acting president that we have seen the route we took up to this position where we are recording this video right now.
“I want to advise that the use of excessive force is not the solution.
“We want to call on the federal government to meet these demands as (they) promised to release us,”
Kelvin Orite Ikiogha
July 30, 2017 at 7:45 pm
a doomed and cursed set of people
Henry-Paloka Adimonye
July 30, 2017 at 7:20 pm
The zoo is already destroyed, shame to Lie Muhammed, Buhari and the zoo army.
Igwe Kris
July 30, 2017 at 7:18 pm
Truth is life in Biafran land. Lie breads terrorism, diseases and hunger.
Ademuyiwa Adeyemi Isaac
July 30, 2017 at 6:54 pm
Honestly,Nothing Is Working Again In Nigeria.This Country Need To Be Scrapt.
Uchenna Jude Chijioke
July 30, 2017 at 7:01 pm
If they put ballot box tomorrow u will still go and vote
Ademuyiwa Adeyemi Isaac
July 30, 2017 at 7:20 pm
@Uchenna…You Still Believe There’ll Be Any Election In Nigeria Again??I Don’t Think So.
Bitrus Habu Joro
July 30, 2017 at 6:51 pm
Nigeria army are not sincere they just wasting the life of innocent young guys for nothing!!!
Obagha Onyedika Harrison IJ
July 30, 2017 at 6:45 pm
Where is that Gen. John Eneche ? So its knockout banger they issued to nigeria artilary unit at sambisa
Daniel Nelson Dike
July 30, 2017 at 7:35 am
The only good In killing on arm BIAFRA agitators but can not engage on a friendly match with Boko-haram , every time we suffer lost from Boko-haram. Just dissolve this so called Nigeria Army and stop wasting our tax payers money.bokoharam is a new northern forces created by thesame not.let them solve there differences Mr president know about it, it not a hidden issues anymore.Zoo country!
Nnaji-Edeh Innocent
July 29, 2017 at 9:47 pm
The beasts are triger happy when they see defenceless biafrans
Frank Ahiakwo
July 29, 2017 at 8:35 pm
Eyak Maurice
July 29, 2017 at 8:09 pm
Abeg make una send 250 Army to Liberia
Eyak Maurice
July 29, 2017 at 8:08 pm
Who’s fulling who?
Ochigbo Immanuel
July 29, 2017 at 7:46 pm
Oh!
What d hell is d motive of those boko harams people?
Bigway Hart
July 29, 2017 at 7:19 pm
what do nigerians expect from nigeria’s Army? TRUTH ? It’s a pity but I have to inform you that looking for truth in anything that has Nigeria attached to it, is like trying to squeeze out blood from an orange fruit and Nigerians are so used to lies that they nn longer appreciate truth.
Bigway Hart
July 29, 2017 at 7:19 pm
what do nigerians expect from nigeria’s Army? TRUTH ? It’s a pity but I have to inform you that looking for truth in anything that has Nigeria attached to it, is like trying to squeeze out blood from an orange fruit and Nigerians are so used to lies that they nn longer appreciate truth.
Abai Endurance
July 29, 2017 at 6:11 pm
I wonder why the chief of army staff, said he give the army 40 days to capture boko haram leader, bt wht we are seeing nw is like boko haram area in control of the north
Ugwu Chidieberr
July 29, 2017 at 5:59 pm
Useless country, zoological banana republic of zoo.
Ndubuisi Morris
July 29, 2017 at 5:21 pm
What do you expect from the Nigeria Army, Truths?… Only this Indo-mie generation of Nigerians will believe we have army
Austin Ovie
July 29, 2017 at 5:21 pm
Buhari initiative; using Niger Delta oil money to search for oil inside north east where a good number of the indigenous people are displaced and lack all basic necessity of live but to Buhari, oil is must important. No let him collect oil from boko haram lol
Uche Longinus
July 29, 2017 at 5:11 pm
hahah may God help us
Mopki Mako Mopki
July 29, 2017 at 5:05 pm
Noso de go de lie, where is Mr lie mohammed
”Boko Haram technically defeated” Hmm
John Onyekachi
July 29, 2017 at 4:56 pm
God is slowly exposing the truth . .
Tochukwu Grand Finale
July 29, 2017 at 4:55 pm
Stupid soldiers they will only show their power it were Biafrans
Frank Zoe
July 29, 2017 at 4:51 pm
“Technically defeated”.
Where is Lie Mohamed?