Despite the alleged ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government and the deadly Boko Haram sect the sect` continues to pose a threat` to life and property in Northeast Nigeria. The insurgents have reportedly turned, Mubi the 2nd largest city in Adamawa into a ghost town, as resident flee the city.
Vanguard reports
Yola— Defying the purported ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government and Boko Haram Islamic sect, the terrorists, yesterday, overran Mubi, the commercial nerve centre and second biggest town in Adamawa State as well as other neighbouring towns and villages, killing many residents who were unable to escape.
Many of the soldiers and residents were said to have fled to neighbouring local government areas. Residents who fled the town said the insurgents also engaged Nigerian troops in a deadly shoot-out.
Joshua Chinasa, a fleeing resident of Uba town which is about 30 kilometres from Mubi, said several people might have been killed during the shooting spree which was still going on at press time. He said: