The outlawed Boko Haram sect has finally
overtaken the city of Mubi, thus renaming it
'Madinatul Islam", meaning the city of Islam.
This shocking development shows that the
insurgents are in total control of the town, which
they recaptured last week from the Nigerian
troops.
It was reported that the extremists had earlier
hoisted its flag in some parts of the town,
including the Palace of the Emir, which serves
as its administrative headquarters.
Surprisingly, the sect on Monday announced the
introduction of Sharia and the amputation of 10
people in the town, the second largest in the
state.
One of the residents, Aliyu Bala, who disclosed
the renaming of Mubi on Tuesday to Punch, said
that the sect had set up check-points in strategic
parts of the community.
"They are keeping vigil in every nook and cranny
of the town and calling on residents who ran
away to come back to their homes. They are
also asking those in communities in the four
Local Government Areas which they captured to
return because their safety will be assured," Bala
added.
He said the development had forced many
residents to abandon their homes.
A lawyer, Sunday Wugira, who went to Maiha to
pick up his aged parens also confirmed that
many trapped residents were secretly fleeing.
He said, ''I was in Maiha a few hours ago, the
plight of the people I saw was simply beyond
imagination. We were in a commercial bus when
some fleeing soldiers said we must adjust for
them to get space in the bus.
"The insurgents don't want any election. They
have restated their vow to capture the whole
state in no distant time", he added.
Baba said the insurgents assured residents of
free movement anytime of the day and the use
of their motorcycles.
He said, "The insurgents have assured people of
total freedom and have been telling shop owners
to open their shops threatening that anyone who
fails to open his shop will have the shop broken.
"Whenever the insurgents want any commodity,
they pay for it. This encouraged meat and tea
sellers and others to open for business.
"They provided security during the market day in
Uba last Thursday while promising to continue to
give marketers and residents who come to the
area utmost security as long as they complied
with Islamic rules.
"They also opened one of the filling stations
belonging to A.A Garba in Uba as motorists'
trooped out to buy petrol."
However, the state Police Commissioner, Kudu
Nma, said he was yet to hear of the incident.
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