Boko Haram plans to flood Maiduguri

Away from the use of conventional methods and weapons of warfare, the Boko Haram terrorist sect is looking towards simulating a natural disaster, by employing the natural element of water in its bid to cause havoc in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital

According to Daily Trust reports, residents living near the Alao dam, Maiduguri’s sole source of drinking water, have raised an alarm that the sect members are trying to break the dam.

Though details were not provided, it is believed that they may have been sited around the area in their nefarious plot.

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Located along Maiduguri-Bama road after University of Maiduguri in Konduga LGA, the dam is critical to the survival of the city which Boko Haram has been attacking for years.

The dam was once broken in 1994 due to weak embarkment and flooded over half of the city including Shehuri, the palace area.

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