Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Insecurity: Borno communities relocate to Cameroun, vow never to return to Nigeria


Cross section of fleeing Nigerians in Ashigashiya town, Gwoza LGA, in Borno state following the Boko Haram crisis. Photo Ndahi
Following security challenges in Borno State, thousands of residents living in Ashigashiya and other mountainous communities in Gwoza local Government area of the state , have moved into towns and villages in neighbouring Cameroun, vowing never to return to Nigeria.
Our Correspondent who accompanied the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Zanna Umar Mustapha to Ashigashiya town, a border community with the Republic of Cameroun, gathered that over 15,000 residents have crossed the river boundary into Cameroun, insisting they will not return to their community.

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