We liberated Banki from the hands of Boko Haram few weeks before the event. Initially, Cameroonian soldiers were in Banki but Boko Haram fighters drove them out of the town after a bloody battle. Members of Boko Haram armed with sophisticated weapons were releasing bullets skywards and advancing dangerously towards us. Long wait for action"Our Commander, a Brigadier General, then stepped out from his trench without arms, approached the first Boko Haram truck and halted. Surprisingly, the released Boko Haram Commanders were looking very robust and well fed while their counterparts that came to rescue them were looking exhausted and hungry.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 12, 2017 23:37 UTC