Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly attacked a village named
Kwashebe in the Jere local government area of Borno state. According to Daily
Post about five villagers died in the attack on Kwashebe, which happened around
10.30 am, on Tuesday October 11, was brutal and quick according to eyewitnesses
present during the attack. The attack is especially disturbing, as only
recently the Nigerian army released a video of the bombing of strongholds of
the Boko haram sect, which many believed would severely deplete the forces of
the terrorists.
According to an anonymous security source, the gunmen after
shooting indiscriminately at the villagers, went on to set houses on fire with
petrol and bombs. After which they looted the food and livestock they could
find in the village and escaped. The anonymous source also said: “There was
quick intervention from some civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) around the area.
They responded on the attack by evacuating some victims, particularly the
injured ones to a nearby police station in Jere local government area”. As at
the time of this report, information indicates that, troops of the 7th Division
of the Nigerian army have been mobilized to the scene. Also an additional three
dead bodies were taken to the same Jere Police Station, while other who
sustained injuries were taken to State Specialists Hospital (SSH), in Maiduguri
for treatment.
Meanwhile, only recently, the Shehu of Borno spoke of how he
lost 100 chiefs to the Boko Haram scourge. “How can you unite with people that
destroyed your homes, killed and displaced you? We have suffered a lot. I lost
more than 100 local chiefs under my kingdoms. I was attacked by suicide bomber,
thousands of women became widows and children orphans. I think, to unite people
with repentant insurgents is a big task,” he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment