Borno: 18 Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Attacks

Barely a week after bombs
exploded in Maiduguri, the
Borno State capital, gunmen
suspected to be members of
Boko Haram Islamic sect,
Sunday night, attacked Alau
Ngawo Fate village in Jere Local
Government Area, killing 18
people.
Some gunmen, according to an
eyewitness, Isa Yakubu, used
Improvised Explosive Devices,
IEDs, and petrol bombs in
setting several houses ablaze,
after slitting the throats of some
of their victims in their houses
and local shops.
Yakubu said: “We were shocked
and terrified with the night
attacks by suspected Boko
Haram insurgents, as some of
us were asleep when the
attackers set our houses ablaze.
“My neighbours fled into the
nearby bush, but the gunmen
chased some of them and tied
their hands to the back, before
slitting the throats of some of
the villagers.
“I cannot tell you the exact
number of casualties of Sunday
night’s multiple attacks, but the
truth is that these insurgents
don’t want us to live here in
peace. Now that everything is
destroyed by these gunmen,
how do the surviving ones
continue with life here in this
village?”
The village head of Alau Ngawo
Fate, Mallam Ibrahim, also
confirmed the incident to
newsmen yesterday in
Maiduguri.
He said most of the insurgents
communicated in Kanuri
language, while setting the
houses ablaze for over 30
minutes without the intervention
of soldiers and policemen from
Maiduguri.
“We are at the mercy of these
insurgents, as there was no
security provided for us here in
this village that had enjoyed
peace for many decades. But
yesterday (Sunday), I lost 18 of
my people without any genuine
cause,” the village head said.
Spokesman of the 7 Division,
Nigerian Army, Colonel
Mohammed Dole and Borno
State Police Commissioner,
Lawal Tanko confirmed the
incident, but said they were yet
to get detailed information on
the number of casualties.