Renewed Boko Haram attacks might be connected to 2019 general elections

Renewed Boko Haram attacks might be connected to 2019 general elections - New report

A new report has shown that no Nigerian territory is under the control of the Boko Haram terrorist group.

The Centre for Conflict Resolution and Management made the disclosure in a report released on Wednesday, January 2, after an on-the-spot assessment of Baga town in Kukuwa local government area Borno state and others parts of northeastern Nigeria.

Presenting the new report, the executive director of the centre, Betty Aku, said contrary to the media report, no town in the country is being controlled by the violent group.

The report said Baga’s reputation and by volume of economic activity is a major economic hub in Borno state.

"The MNJTF in Baga is in charge of Lake Chad region and is administratively and operationally independent.

As in this case, it is evident that Baga has remained a battleground for the Nigerian Military and the Boko Haram insurgents for factors such as its proximity to the neighbouring francophone countries, its economic potentials, and activities evident in farming, livestock rearing, and fishing.

Even before the Boko Haram conflict in the area, phenomena’s such as ambush, human trafficking, kidnapping, and robbery have been prevalent in the Lake Chad basin and specifically near the borders," the report said.

According to Aku, data analysis and interviews collected during the research were used to answer critical research questions.

She noted that the primary source materials constituted a significant aspect of the research work. The strength of this report was in the extensive use of such sources, including oral interviews with residents of the communities.

Aku said that after the analysis and research process, it was realised that Baga town and its environs are not under the control of Boko Haram Insurgents.

"Baga Town witnessed an attempted takeover by heavily armed Boko Haram Insurgents, but the attack was successfully repelled by the combined grand and air forces of the Armed Forces, Baga and its environs are accessible to all commuters," Aku said.

"The rumoured takeover of Baga and other communities are aspects of propaganda in warfare

The resurgence of attacks by Boko Haram Insurgents has not decimated the claims that the sect has been technically defeated, the Nigerian troops were in high spirit throughout the festive season. The neighbouring communities in Baga are as safe as well," the report said.

She also said that the centres researchers gathered that there was no attempt by the Insurgents to inflict harm on the locals.

She said, while the insurgents were strictly out to take control of the military base and possibly gain access to the armoury, it was also gathered that the town of Cross Kauwa was briefly occupied by the Boko Haram insurgents after the first attempt at the military base in Baga.

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The report added that: "The insurgents launched the second attack from Cross Kauwa before dispersing using the Lake Chad route into the fringes in Chad and Niger.

It was also gathered that the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks might be connected to the forthcoming general elections. This much was gathered from some of the locals interviewed by our researchers on the field. There were instances where fingers were pointed at politicians (names not mentioned) who are either protesting a loss or a defeat or who have in one way or the other benefited from the malaise over the years.

From available facts gathered it was indeed a misrepresentation by some media houses that reported that Baga and other communities were under the control of Boko Haram Insurgents," it said.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that reports from credible sources indicate that Boko Haram terrorists may have taken control of Baga town, following a series of heated battle with Nigerian soldiers.

Legit.ng gathered that the insurgents attacked a military base in Baga in a night long shootout on Wednesday, December 26.

It was reported that the Nigerian Army confirmed the attack but said it repelled the terrorists.

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