Scores dead as Boko Haram assails communities in Borno, Adamawa

At least, no fewer than 8 communities and villages bordering Cameroon Republic, Gwoza, Askira Cuba Local Government Areas of Borno state and Madagali, the headquarters of Gulak Local Government Area of Borno state were on Thursday afternoon razed and completely sacked when some suspected Boko Haram terrorists laid separate ambushes, living scores dead, several others injured with displacement of residents into the bush for safety.

Our Correspondent gathered from reliable sources that the insurgents who had separated themselves into groups and stormed Yaza, Kirshinga, Kwargulam, Kuda, Shuwari Bayan kogi of  Madagali in Adamawa state and some remote villages near Lassa in Askira -Uba at about 2pm wrecked havoc by killing several people including aged, youth and teenagers before setting ablaze many houses, churches, shops, vehicles after carting away with food stuffs and hard earned cash of money belonging to the poor innocent residents.
CAMEROON, Amchide : This photo taken on June 17, 2014 in the border town of Amchide, northern Cameroon, shows police forces of the multi-purpose intervention brigade holding a surveillance position, as part of a reinforcement of its military action against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.

CAMEROON, Amchide : This photo taken on June 17, 2014 in the border town of Amchide, northern Cameroon, shows police forces of the multi-purpose intervention brigade holding a surveillance position, as part of a reinforcement of its military action against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.

A resident of Kirshinga who spoke to our Correspondent on phone, but declined mention said, about 20 suspected terrorists invaded Kirshinga Market on Thursday at about 2pm and opined fire on traders and customers killing many of them, before setting ablaze shops and vehicles loaded with grains among others.

He added that immediately after the deadly attack, many residents who were lucky to have escaped from the scene scampered for safety and ran into the bush.

He explained that the whole of the village is now deserted as many houses and property were set ablaze by the insurgents who had a field day without confrontation from either the armless residents nor security operatives.

Also , an unanimous resident of Maiduguri whose wife hail from Yaza village in Adamawa told our Correspondent that ‘the wife received a message that some suspected insurgents invaded their community on Thursday afternoon and killed many people with the setting ablaze of the entire village, but luckily the parents of his wife were able to escape unhurt with their houses and belonging were all destroyed using Improvised Explosive Devices and petrol bombs.

Although, all effort made to confirm from the Borno state Police Cimmissioner, Mr. Tanko Lawal and his Public Relations Officer, DSP Gideon Jubrin was not successful as their phone lines were not reachable as at press time, a top security source confirmed the separate attacks in many communities of Gwoza, Askira Uba and Madagali council areas of Borno and Adamawa states, which he said claimed many lives with property worth millions of naira destroyed on Thursday when gunmen suspected to be terrorists laid different and coordinated attacks.


BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI