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Boko Haram lay siege to Nigeria’s main city
Boko Haram Lay Siege to Nigeria’s Main City. Nigeria\'s militant Islamists have \"completely surrounded\" Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned.
Maiduguri: Nigeria's militant Islamists have "completely surrounded" Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned.
The military needed to "fortify" the city, which had a population of more than two million, to prevent an assault "from all directions", they said. The Boko Haram militants had "annexed" areas that were about 50km (30 miles) from Maiduguri, they said.
Boko Haram declared a caliphate in areas it controls last month. The government has not yet commented on the statement issued by the Borno Elders Forum (BEF). It represents influential people in the state, including former government ministers and civil servants.
Boko Haram has also captured territory in neighbouring Adamawa state, forcing people to flee into hills, where they are eating leaves, residents said. "We are convinced that the Federal Government of Nigeria has not shown sufficient political will to fight Boko Haram and rescue us from the clutches of the insurgents which may ultimately lead to the total annihilation of the inhabitants of Borno," BEF said.
