Barely a day after the military authorities claimed that its troops had killed more than 150 Boko Haram terrorists and lost 16 of its personnel in an encounter in Maiduguri, no fewer than 23 persons were, yesterday, slaughtered in separate attacks in Kaga town, headquarters of Beneshiek Local Government Area of Borno State, as well as along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who disguised in military camouflage uniforms.
Also, during the deadly attacks, several passengers including, women were abducted by the gunmen, while the Beneshiekh council secretariat, schools, more than 100 shops, residential and public buildings, as well as eight trucks and 12 vehicles were set ablaze.
Similarly, during a separate attack in Limanti village in Konduga Council area along Maiduguri-Biu road, three vehicles were snatched from their owners, while 11 passengers and motorists were abducted by a group of terrorists.
Several people abducted as suspected terrorists dressed in military camouflage
The incident took place at about 6:30 pm on Tuesday, which led to pandemonium as residents of Beneshiekh and the neighbouring villages fled the area in hundreds.
Beneshiekh is about 72 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital, which had witnessed series of attacks and killings.
It was gathered that in the latest attack on Beneshiekh, the terrorists in military uniform numbering more than 100 in a convoy of about 30 vehicles stormed the town, burnt down the Federal Road Safety Corps office, and set some security check-points ablaze. This was after they barricaded the highway, where they stopped motorists mostly coming out of Maiduguri and forced them to follow them, while those who refused to do so, were killed instantly.
It was gathered that many of the motorists and passengers, including women heeded the terrorists’ instructions by following them into their camps for initiation.
Survivor narrates ordeal
A lucky survivor who was abducted but escaped into the bush from the camps of the terrorists said, “I have to give my thanks giving to Almighty God in my Church on Sunday for sparing my life. I was abducted but as my living God would have it, I escaped from where the terrorists took us at about 2am. It was this morning that when I was walking in the bush, I saw a good Samaritan who led me to the same highway from where I was brought back to Maiduguri in one of the security vehicles patrolling the area.
He said: “In fact, many people were abducted and they are still with them in a bush which I cannot locate again.”
In an interview with the Special Adviser to Governor Kashim Shettima on Labour Matters, who is also from Beneshiekh, Comrade Garba Ngamdu said, “we are here to see the governor with some of my people over the incident. It is unfortunate that in Benesheikh town, the terrorists slaughtered five residents and burnt down several residential and public buildings, this is apart from the motorists and passengers that were killed and abducted on the busy Maiduguri- Damaturu highway which I don’t have the actual figure.”
Meanwhile, another group of terrorists, yesterday, disrupted the Maiduguri-Biu road by barricading the road in Limanti village in Konduga Local Government Area where they abducted some motorists and passengers, while three vehicles were also snatched from their owners.
The incident, Vanguard gathered happened at about 9:30am. No life was lost in the attack, but the whereabout of those abducted is yet to be known, as they were taken away by the terrorists to one of their camps along the Samisa Game Reserve/Forests.
The Police Commissioner in Borno State, Mr. Lawal Tanko confirmed the incidents to newsmen in Maiduguri.
He, however said, his command was still gathering facts on the number of casualties before briefing the press on the unfortunate incident.
Tanko said: “Yes there was a deadly attack in Benesheikh and other villages in Borno, we are working tirelessly with some of my teams to go to Beneshiekh and see the extent of damage, but right now, I cannot tell you the official number of people killed, or abducted, nor the number of shops and houses burnt down in the attack, because we are still compiling our facts.”
He, therefore, assured the general public that the security agencies have since been deployed in the affected communities to restore peace and also make sure that those who perpetrated such act are arrested and brought to book. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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If the so called Nigerian Army can not curb this carnage, the president should swallow his pride and invite international community to its aid.
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ReplyDeleteDis guys are above the Nigerian military. There is no ssecurity again in Nigeria. If this guy can attack a village with about a convoy of 30 cars without d military men posted in dat area aware, then everyone is on his or her own. Nigerian Government should swallow it pride and invite d International community to it aid. But what are d Airforce doing self? Y not bomb dis boys camps? I tink d Nigerian military is incompitent.
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ReplyDeleteThere is a very big problem in the Nigerian security system. Nigeria is not one at all. We seem to be wasting time calling one Nigeria. Otherwise how come 30 vehicles with 100 gunmen dressed in Nigerian Army uniform. WOW! What a porous security system and non-coordinated security functions?
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous at 19 Sept 0954AM. It is not military incompetence; the Nigerian military is among the best trained in the world, so it's not that it cannot handle the situation. Remember Americans ran away from Somalia and Nigerians handled it? The problem here could be an in-fighting within the military which is putting the lives of some Nigerians at stake for self aggrandizement. The joint task force under the control of the Defence HQ was having in-road into the problem and suddenly a 7th Army Div was formed to take over the operations and this could be the result. A picture is being painted of a serious scenario in this theatre of operation which may remain endless, while some people are smiling to the banks ( with blood money). It's happening in Jos; when relative peace approaches, suddenly an attack arises.
ReplyDeleteIt's common knowledge that many of the military men arrive operational areas poor but leave after six months or so, with cars or at least with fat bank accounts. Greed for (blood) money. The military hierarchy has refused to investigate this allegation but the resent sentencing of 18 soldiers in 3 Armoured Div Jos is a pointer to the validity of this allegation. The problem in the military's inability to tackle Bokko Haram does not therefore lie in its incompetence but greed which requires thorough purging if the insurgents in the North East are to be coped.
You are all stupid for blaming the nigerian army...y not join and go n waste your life...ingrate
ReplyDeleteThis one no be small matter o . The military needs new strategy very fast o .otherwise this agents of Satan will come out in another way that no military will be able to surface .
ReplyDeletei laugh in Latin, don't blame the military but your president. he is not taking it serious, he is after 2015.
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