Nigerians react as Boko Haram seizes the city of Borno

Nigerians on social media reacted after Boko Haram terrorists reportedly captured Marte, the headquarters of the Marte local government area in the state of Borno.

DAILY POST reported that the insurgents had stormed the Marte military base, the 153rd Task Force Battalion, firing sporadically and at the same time, shaving everything.

A military source reportedly said on Monday: "The insurgents do not seem to have intended to hurt civilians, only to seize the town, so they attacked the military base, taking troops unexpectedly around 6 pm (Sunday), less than an hour before breakfast time ".

"We engaged them in a fierce meeting for about an hour. At first, we were about to win the victory over them, but they overpowered us and all the flaming base troops were torn to pieces, and we all fled in all directions in the bush.

"I can tell you that we were about to defeat them; but God knows the tactics they have deployed later and the defeat has turned against us; we all fled; they control the city now.

These developments have generated comments on Twitter, and the reactions are presented by DAILY POST below:

@ olabodesegun201, "And the chief of staff said that they had defeated bokoharam, I'm crying for Nigeria."

@ ChinonsoFriday5, "I thought that they had been defeated. There was a country. "

@ PrinceO66442130, "Hmmmmmmm, where is the chief of the army staff who said that the boko haram had been arrested? God save your helpless children.

@sf_adebayo, "technically defeated"

@joachim_Okhai, "Buratai, you should be ashamed of having Nigerians.

@ PrincessOyefus1, "And the chief of the army staff said he defeated Boko-haram!

@EKENSAZUBUIKE, "45 minutes ago, the news was that Boko Haram was seizing the city of Borno and its troops for safety. Members of the Islamist terrorist group, the Boko Haram terrorists, reportedly captured Marte, the headquarters of the Marte local government area in Borno.

@D_ameh, "Can this be real? after the "heroic defeat of Boko haram"?

@IEKULIDE, "na wa ooooh, where are buratai, kingibe, mongonuo and magu, they should return to their state to face this threat. where is modu sherriff, nudume. hope not in Abuja too?

@cwjroberts, "Another tactical victory for BH. How is this going on? Does the Nigerian army not do after the action reports or at least watch the videos broadcast by ISWAP / BH that show their tactics? Recognition, awareness of the situation, good defensive positions, leadership … it is not a question of weapons. "

@cwjroberts, "The re-emergence of LRC security forces from the Far North to the southwest / northwest is part of the resurgence of BH / ISWAP over the past two years. There were rocks in 2016. "

@CyrilifadaO, "The Chief of Staff of the Army said that BH had been beaten and that he would never come back? To be like saying, to lie, not to shake Buratai's hand.