Members of Boko Haram sect have renamed captured Mubi town in Adamawa State as “Madinatul Islam” meaning the “City of Islam.”
A resident, Aliyu Bala, who is trapped in Mubi following the seizure of the town by the insurgents, told journalists yesterday that the terrorists were in full control of the town.
The insurgents have also foisted their flags in the town with the inscription of “Madinatul Islam” as the new name of Mubi.
Bala said: “They mounted check points and surveillance at strategic locations, brandishing riffles but asking us not to panic or run away,” Mr. Bala said.
He said despite assurances of safety given to them by Boko Haram, thousands of the trapped residents have been sneaking out preferring not to take any chances.
According to Premium Times, Mr. Sunday Wugira, a Yola-based legal practitioner, who was Maiha town to pick up his aged parents that fled Mubi, said, despite the assurance by the insurgents, several trapped residents and soldiers had fled the area,
‘’I was in Maiha few hours ago,” he said “The pathetic 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 to flee, which we objected to. It’s unfortunate that even soldiers joined civilians to run away.”
The insurgents have urged displaced residents of captured communities to return home and assured them of safety in the “Islamic Caliphate.”
Four local governments: Michika, Madagali, Mubi North and Mubi South of Adamawa State, have fallen under the grip of Boko Haram leading to the displacement of thousands.
A resident of Uba town, Salisu Baba, said normal activities had picked up in the captured territories as Boko Haram enjoined residents to go about their normal activities.
