Boko Haram: Emir Denies Fleeing Palace

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Boko Haram: Emir Denies Fleeing Palace

The Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa, has reacted to the reports making rounds that he fled his palace in Mubi following Boko Haram’s threat of an impending attack.

Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa
Chief John Elias, spokesman of the Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa in a statement made on Wednesday in Yola during a press briefing denied the reports.

Chief John Elias said that the Emir, who is state Amirul Hajj left Mubi on Sunday for Yola to attend a meeting to prepare for the 2014 Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
He said: “We are dismayed by media reports regarding the emir’s departure from Mubi for Yola on 7 September 2014.