Nigeria Military Not Sincere On Casualty Figure Of Sunday’'s Attack – Borno Residents

Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
has faulted claims by Operation Lafiya Dole that
only 26 people were killed in last Sunday attack
in Maiduguri by the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko
Haram.
The residents said they had gone to the state
specialists hospital where they saw the corpses
and the injured, adding that there was the need
to always keep the people abreast as regards
the insurgency situation in the northeast.
Mallam Kallamu Inusa, who lost a brother during
the attack on Sunday said that, he was shocked
by the claims made by the Nigerian military on
the number of the victims.
According to him, ''it is disheartening that people
are not being told the truth about the situation;
why can’t they tell us the truth? Hiding the
position of things, particularly this insurgency is
not the right thing to do.''
Inusa added, ''in our area Polo, about six houses
were burnt down by the attackers. They want us
to believe them? They should resort to telling us
the truth. I am not talking because I lost a
brother; go round and ask people in this area,
they would tell you that the figure is far beyond
what the military is portraying.''
Another resident Mr. Amos Peter said that, he
was at the state specialist hospital where he
counted more than 50 corpses while looking for
his daughter.
''I am lucky and thank God; she was not
killed. Right now, she is receiving treatment at
the University of Maiduguri Teaching hospital. I
personally counted over 50 people killed as a
result of the attack. I am surprised that the
military is saying that only 26 people were
killed.'' He said.