Boko Haram still occupying Geidam –Yobe LG chair
Hon. Ali Kolo
The Chairman of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Ali Kolo, yesterday raised the alarm that Geidam was still very much infiltrated by Boko Haram fighters.
Speaking on the situation in Geidam, Kolo said 72 hours after his town was invaded by Boko Haram, thousands of his people were still trapped and had been infiltrated by the sect members.
He lamented that the insurgents slaughtered two people yesterday morning, including a teacher with Kawuri Primary School, Mallam Baba Tazira.
He decried that over 2,000 people who were displaced in the invasion were currently taking refuge in neighbouring Yunusari Local Government Area.
He said he had wanted to go to Geidam to assess the situation but was held back by the news that the town was still under the total control of Boko Haram.
He said there was no truth in the report by the military that the attack had been repelled.
He expressed shock over the military’s statement on Saturday that “the attack has been repelled with 21 casualties from the side of the terrorists”.
•Extracted from a THISDAY report.
