Reports indicate that members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, are now enforcing sharia laws in the town of Mubi, Adamawa State, which thy over-ran last week.
According to the reports, the insurgents publicly paraded about 10 persons whose arms were amputated for allegedly being guilty of various offences.
Some, it was reported, were involved in looting of property of fleeing residents.
The account by The Punch specifically stated that the victims were said to been amputated in the presence of residents the insurgents asked to converge to witness the enforcement of Sharia law.
The paper adds that an eye witness account indicated that two imams were dragged out from a mosque and beheaded for allegedly preaching against Boko Haram and that the insurgents have advised all Christians in the Mubi Local Government Area to relocate to other areas except they were prepared to be islamised or be killed.
According to report, quoting an unnamed source, the Emir’s palace in Mubi had been converted to the residence of the ‘Amir’ and that the insurgents hoisted their flags to signify that they were in control of the palace.
