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A disturbing video released on Thursday by Boko Haram shows how the
terrorists carried out the attack on a military formation, killing a
large number of Nigerian soldiers.
The video was released shortly after PREMIUM TIMES published an
exclusive report in which a soldier who survived the attack at Metele
military base in Guzamala local government of Borno State, detailed how
about 70 soldiers lost their lives in the battle with the insurgents.
The National Assembly on Thursday suspended plenary in honour of
the fallen soldiers, even as a cross-section of Nigerians expressed
concerns about the worsening state of insecurity in the country.
In an extremely graphic video believed to have been released by the
ISWAP faction of the Boko Haram, the insurgents were seen attacking a
military base at a bush hat was littered with bloody corpses of Nigerian
soldiers.
The five minutes and 32 seconds video started with an Arabic male
voice playing over clips of video footage showing a large number of
assembled Boko Haram members who were all kitted in military desert
combat fatigue. The gathered insurgents formed a circle around a burning
fire while taking instruction from a commander standing in their midst
before setting out for the operation.
The footage later showed the armed insurgents in a convoy of Hilux
vehicles and gun trucks heading towards the location of the attack.
Shortly after that, the video showed the Boko Haram gunmen
advancing into a military camp that was fortified with trenches while
shooting sporadically.
The gunmen were not seen encountering any form of serious
resistance as they made their way into the military base believed to be
Metele. The attackers were seen walking over corpses of soldiers while
shooting different calibres of guns and warheads.
Some soldiers were seen at a distance firing back at the invading
Boko Haram fighters from trenches before they were all gunned down. A
close-up shot showed the soldiers lying dead inside the trenches.
At a point in the video, the insurgents were seen walking over the
corpses of fallen soldiers, shooting at them at close range and
retrieving the rifles even as they also searched their p pockets for
valuables.
A seemingly dead soldier was seen still holding onto his rifle
before a Boko Haram gunman arrived to fire at his corpse and yanked the
gun off his cold grip.
An injured fair-skinned soldier who appeared to be in his early
fifties was also seen being taken away by the Boko Haram fighters
towards the end of the video. The soldier who was still carrying a sack
bag over his shoulder was later placed behind a pickup van as the
insurgents drove him away to an unknown destination.
The insurgents, most of whom were shown wearing hoods to cover
their faces, were seen boarding a vehicle belonging to the Nigerian
military.
A male voice speaking in Arabic said: “People should embrace
the fear of God in all their dealings, and fear the wrath of God on the
day of resurrection. Your ticket to paradise is here in this world; your
deeds will decide which part of heaven you will find yourselves –
either in heaven or in hell depends on your good deeds and bad deeds.
“So people should strive to hold onto the injunctions of God.
“Remember that God watches all your deeds and accurate accounts
are being taken. You cannot be victorious in the sight of Allah unless
you wish for your brother that which you wish for yourself.
“If you do not do this, know that your worship is worthless.
“In every society there are infidels and evil-doers; hence
people should stay clear from them and their bad deeds to avoid the
wrath of God even here on earth.”
The Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria has continued
despite the efforts of Nigerian security forces who have limited the
insusrgents to three North-east states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
About 100,000 people have died in the insurgency since 2009, according to the Borno State Government.
Source: Premium Times