Boko Haram insurgents have renamed Mubi Town in Adamawa which they captured after an October 29 invasion.
The new name of the town is ‘Madinatul Islam’, which means the “City of Islam.”
The
insurgents are said to have taken total control of Mubi and even
established a system of Sharia Law under which they have already
amputated 10 “offenders.”
Residents of the area
also reportedly said that the terrorists urged them not to flee as they
would be safer in Boko Haram territory than elsewhere.
A member of the community who could not escape, one Aliyu Bala, told Vanguard:
“They
(insurgents) mounted check-points in strategic locations, brandishing
rifles but asking us not to panic or run away. But despite assurances of
safety and security, thousands of the trapped residents have been
sneaking out as they said they would not risk staying in the town for
fear of the unknown.”
The terrorists also
reportedly told the residents to go about their normal business but
warned that no elections could be held in the state as they would soon
take over the whole of Adamawa.
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