[OMOJUWA] Only a few members of the Boko Haram... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
are left in Madagali town of Adamawa State which has been under their control for weeks as most of the fighters are believed to have moved to Bama for reinforcement,
Residents said the number of hard boyz in Madagali area drastically reduced within the past one week as they are rarely seen on patrols as before, even as the 24 hour curfew imposed on the area is not effective in Boko Haram-controlled towns and villages.
The area has been under curfew since the capture of Madagali,
The second largest town after the headquarters, Gulak. Patrols by hard boyz have now become occasional--once in two days with armed hard boyz coming in much fewer number than before.
Economic activities thrive partially in Madagali despite the Boko Haram presence because there are no security forces to enforce the curfew as in Gulak and Shuwa where it is fully enforced.
Residents of Gulak have decried the difficulties in without economic and social activities as soldiers continue to ensure strict compliance with the order.
A resident, Mamman Madoba, urged government to relax the restriction of movement to enable people work to feed their families and the sick to get medical treatment.
"We understand the situation was brought about by the threat of hard boyz but we have to get something to eat and sick persons need to go to hospital. Some of us have no food to eat, there are children and the elderly among us", he said.
He noted that the restriction has cut off the town from the rest of the state, saying some people who had fled when Boko Haram came close to the town could not come back or evacuate their family members.
A resident of Shuwa said they feel more secure with the improved number of soldiers in Gulak but called for relaxation of the 24 hour curfew in the area.
"We are living in hunger because people have no money to buy food, and even with money, markets and corner shops are closed. Sometimes shop owners who live close to their shops do bring foodstuff to their houses for neighbours to buy but most of the shops are now empty", a resident said.