Local hunters and vigilantes say Boko Haram members are shifting their operational base from Gwoza area to Bama.
Bama, which was pounded by the sect some months ago, is about 70km away from Maiduguri, the. Borno State capital.
The local hunters said they saw several insurgents relocating heavy arms and ammunitions to Bama town, with some on motorcycle and Hilux trucks.
The Nation reports that the news of the relocation has fueled speculations that the insurgents want to launch onslaughts on Maiduguri in a bid to capture the city.
Muhammed Abbas Gava, a spokesman of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, said some fleeing Bama residents reported that the presence of the insurgents in Bama is swelling by the day.
Gava said the insurgents were led by an ex-grains merchant in Baga market called Bakura, who is now the Amir of Gwoza and Bama axis.
“Some of the residents of Bama that fled into Maiduguri said they saw and recognised Bakura, who used to be a corn merchant at the popular Baga Park market before he disappeared some years back to join the Boko Haram”, he said.
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