Sultan of Sokoto Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/sultan-of-sokoto/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sultan of Sokoto Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/sultan-of-sokoto/ 32 32 Nigerian troops flee Boko Haram fighters https://jjcornish.com/2014/11/nigerian-troops-flee-boko-haram-fighters/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2014/11/nigerian-troops-flee-boko-haram-fighters/ Nigerian troops are abandoning their uniforms and fleeing a northern town rather than fight jihadis seeking to control that part of the country. The Islamist fighters, who killed 50 people when they seized a nearby village last week, have infiltrated the town of Damasak disguised as traders. It’s Nigeria’s most senior Islamic leader who’s accusing […]

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]]> Nigerian troops are abandoning their uniforms and fleeing a northern town rather than fight jihadis seeking to control that part of the country.

The Islamist fighters, who killed 50 people when they seized a nearby village last week, have infiltrated the town of Damasak disguised as traders.

It’s Nigeria’s most senior Islamic leader who’s accusing the soldiers of cowardice.

The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubaker says the troops are terrorising civilians rather than defending them.

They made themselves known only after the Boko Haram attack when they searched homes and set up road blocks.

The terrorists came to town carrying what appeared to be containers loaded with good for sale.

In fact they bore arms for the attack.

Eyewitnesses say they left many genuine traders lying dead in the market.

 

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