Suspected members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram set fire to churches and border posts in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, residents said, but it was not immediately known if there were casualties.
Around 50 gunmen in cars and on motorcycles carried out the attacks on three churches and border posts with neighbouring Cameroon, opening fire on police and chanting Allahu Akbar, (God is Greatest), residents said.
Among the security posts burned were offices for immigration, customs and the secret police and a quarantine building in the city of Gamboru Ngala, about 140 kilometres (80 miles) from the Boko Haram stronghold in Maiduguri.
“The gunmen believed to be Boko Haram were around 50 in number and came in cars and on motorcyles around 8:30 am and attacked the security offices at the border posts, burning them,” resident Modugana Ibrahim told AFP.
“They opened fire on the security personnel but it is hard to say if anybody was hurt or killed,” Ibrahim said.
Another resident, Hamidu Ahmad, said the gunmen went into town “chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ and burnt down the divisional police station and three churches”.
Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency in northern and central Nigeria is believed to have left some 3,000 people dead since 2009, including killings by the security forces.
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O God arise nd intervain. Only u cn put an end to ds crises.
ReplyDeleteAlah is d greatest BUT,he does nt permit d kilins of ur felow human being.boko aram they ar 1 of d greatest enemy of ALLAH.
ReplyDeleteAm also a muslim but,u ar 1 of d greatest enemy of ALLAH.
ReplyDeleteis only in nigeria that can happen shame on nigeria
ReplyDeleteI wonder why these boko haram are using Islam as a cover up if other your fellow Muslim can condemn you for your evil act why not repent and stop all these killing of innocent souls for one day you all will surely give account of your activities on this earth.
ReplyDeleteI wonder whether somebody will move from Lagos to Borno to commit such crimes without anybody accomdating them.How will he survey or study the environment to know who is who?The security agents will not apprehend them!Nigerians,they are attacking and killing xtians.Who is haboring them?We are so defensive but there is no small truth in our mouths.Those of us reading news are no longer children to be tose tru and fro.Please polish your lies.
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