Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday clashed with Nigerian troops in the country’s remote northeast, forcing thousands to flee, after two other attacks that further undermined claims of a ceasefire.
Residents said insurgents first overran the town of Uba in Borno state before moving to try to take Mubi, a commercial hub in neighbouring Adamawa, using firepower including rocket-propelled grenades.
‘There is virtually not a single resident left in Mubi. Everybody has left to save their lives,’ local resident Habu Saidu told AFP, as he trekked through the bush. ‘People in thousands left the town on foot because all roads have been blocked by soldiers and it is not possible to leave by road.’
Residents said insurgents first overran the town of Uba in Borno state before moving to try to take Mubi, a commercial hub in neighbouring Adamawa, using firepower including rocket-propelled grenades.
‘There is virtually not a single resident left in Mubi. Everybody has left to save their lives,’ local resident Habu Saidu told AFP, as he trekked through the bush. ‘People in thousands left the town on foot because all roads have been blocked by soldiers and it is not possible to leave by road.’