How Boko Haram terrorists turned IBB's military project into their deadly stronghold
More details have emerged on How Boko Haram insurgents acquired their fortified camp in the heart the Sambisa forest known as the Camp Zero in Borno state.
More details have emerged on how Boko Haram insurgents acquired their fortified camp in the heart the Sambisa Forest located in Borno state.
Former military head of state, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) allegedly built the Camp Zero strong hold of the Boko Haram insurgents.
The base of the insurgents which had been tagged Camp Zero by the Nigerian army was reportedly captured on Friday, December 23, by troops attached to Operation Lafiya Dole.
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The spokesman to Sokoto governor, Malam Imam Imam, has disclosed that the Camp Zero which was the last strong hold of the insurgents was built by former military head of state, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB).
According to Imam Imam, the Camp Zero was an old training site, with underground bunkers, built by Babangida for his ill-fated national guards project before it was taken over by Boko Haram terrorists.
See tweet by Imam Imam below:
Following the alleged disclosure by the government spokesperson, some Nigerians queried how to the insurgents got to know about the abandoned military site.
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Others also tried to draw a connection between the insurgents and the former military head of state.
See reactions below:
Meanwhile, a commander of the Boko Haram insurgents fleeing capture by the Nigerian army after the fall of the Islamist sect’s stronghold Sambisa forest has been arrested in Lagos state.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unnamed commander was arrested in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Saturday, December 24.
The arrest was disclosed by the chief of army staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai on Sunday, December 25, at the re-opening of two major roads (Maiduguri-Gubio-Damasak and Maiduguri-Monguno-Baga) in Borno state which were closed since 2013 at the height of Boko Haram attacks in the northern state.