The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
In late December, a naval base and another for troops from a regional force fighting the jihadists were overrun in the Baga area, on the shores of Lake Chad.
Referring to Monday’s clashes, Babakura Kolo, a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force militia, said soldiers and the CJTF in Auno were attacked by Al-Barnawi fighters.
“There was heavy fighting and the gunmen were repelled with the help of a fighter jet,” he told AFP.
“The insurgents had two days ago warned residents of (nearby) Jakana to vacate their homes by Wednesday because they were going to launch a major attack.”
Meanwhile, a community leader from Baga said 10,712 people had registered at camps for internally displaced people in the garrison town of Monguno and Maiduguri.
All had fled their homes as the military prepares a fight-back.
“More people are trooping in because they are scared to live under Boko Haram. At the moment they don’t hurt civilians. They are only after soldiers and the CJTF,” he added.
In December, the National Emergency Management Agency said it registered 2,040 IDPs who fled Kukawa, Kuros-Kauwa and Bunduram communities in northern Borno following attacks.
