Air force accused of dropping bombs on army in adamawa

As the battle to curb Boko Haram insurgency
wages on, some army officers have accused
their counterparts in the Air Force of bombarding
checkpoints manned by Army.
One of the soldiers who spoke to Punch on
Monday, November 3, said the Air Force plane
dropped bombs on them as they were manning
checkpoints on the side of Mubi.
He said: “We are 17 in number, manning
checkpoints on the Mubi side, when an Air Force
plane drop bombs on us. We all fled the area. Up
until now, I cannot say where my colleagues
are, because we ran in different directions.
“I managed to come to Yola through Cameroon,
after trekking for some kilometres. I was
assisted by some good Samaritan.”
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According to some residents of Hong, an Air
Force helicopter also dropped bombs on some
residential houses in Shuwa village near the
hometown of Nigerian Ambassador to Tunisia,
Ambassador James Barka.
In a related development, the Adamawa State
Government has banned the use of motorcycles
in seven local government areas with immediate
effect.
This is part of measures to curb insecurity in the
state.
The affected local governments are Numan,
Demsa, Girei, Song, Gombi, Hong and Fufore.
A statement by the Director, Press and Public
Affairs, Government House, Yola, Mr. P.P. Elisha,
said: “Security agents have been directed to
ensure enforcement of the policy .”
Last week, hundreds of Nigerian soldiers
reportedly fled the town of Mubi in Adamawa
State, as members of the Boko Haram sect
made advances to take over the town.