GWOZA IDPs Sends SOS To President Buhari

By Ibrahim-Gwamna Mshelizza

Internally Displaced Persons from Gwoza who are victims of the Boko Haram Insurgency have sent an appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to bear on the Military High Command to undertake an operation within the Bayan Dutse area of Gwoza to flush out the insurgents and bring back peace to their homeland.

In an open letter written to the President on their behalf by five community leaders, the IDPs stated that if only the Bayan Dutse area could be attacked all the Boko Haram insurgents hiding there will be destroyed and oeace shall be restored for them to return home.

They say "in line with the the persistent call by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai that anyone with credible information should come forth and assist the military, we wish to mention the following villages as being Boko Haram infested with only captives as the only innocent ones among them".

The villages are : Boko Sanawa, Ngoshe, Gavva, From Sagha undrr Gavva in the mountain to Kunnde,Amuda, Agapalwa and Attagara. Others are Chinene, Chikide,Arboko, Pege , Kughum, Klala in the mountain, Hembe in the mountain, Gathagure in the mountsin, Guduf in the mountain, Sabon garin Kunnde, Kirawa and Barawa pointing out that only ZalidvaDutse is the only area free of Boko Haram in the mountains.

According to them, some of the IDPS that went to the area recently discovered that most of their houses have been vandalized and zink roofs removed to construct the boko haram shelters along the mountsins to escape detection from aerial survey.

The letter which was signed by : Mohammed Abubskar Kulkwa, Audu Duwara, Bukar Ndakva, Daniel Dahwara and Bitrus Katsala implored the President not to disregard their plea because it is the only sure way to conwuer the terrorists.