The outlawed Boko Haram sect has finally overtaken the city of Mubi, thus renaming it ‘Madinatul Islam”, meaning the city of Islam.

This shocking development shows that the insurgents are in total control of the town, which they recaptured last week from the Nigerian troops.

It was reported that the extremists had earlier hoisted its flag in some parts of the town, including the Palace of the Emir, which serves as its administrative headquarters.

Surprisingly, the sect on Monday announced the introduction of Sharia and the amputation of 10 people in the town, the second largest in the state.

One of the residents, Aliyu Bala, who disclosed the renaming of Mubi on Tuesday to Punch, said that the sect had set up check-points in strategic parts of the community.

“They are keeping vigil in every nook and cranny of the town and calling on residents who ran away to come back to their homes. They are also asking those in communities in the four Local Government Areas which they captured to return because their safety will be assured,” Bala added.

He said the development had forced many residents to abandon their homes.

A lawyer, Sunday Wugira, who went to Maiha to pick up his aged parens also confirmed that many trapped residents were secretly fleeing.

He said, ‘‘I was in Maiha a few hours ago, the plight of the people I saw was simply beyond imagination. We were in a commercial bus when some fleeing soldiers said we must adjust for them to get space in the bus.

“The insurgents don’t want any election. They have restated their vow to capture the whole state in no distant time”, he added.

Baba said the insurgents assured residents of free movement anytime of the day and the use of their motorcycles.

He said, “The insurgents have assured people of total freedom and have been telling shop owners to open their shops threatening that anyone who fails to open his shop will have the shop broken.

“Whenever the insurgents want any commodity, they pay for it. This encouraged meat and tea sellers and others to open for business.

“They provided security during the market day in Uba last Thursday while promising to continue to give marketers and residents who come to the area utmost security as long as they complied with Islamic rules.

“They also opened one of the filling stations belonging to A.A Garba in Uba as motorists’ trooped out to buy petrol.”

However, the state Police Commissioner, Kudu Nma, said he was yet to hear of the incident.