Some residents of Michika town in Adamawa said they slept in the in the hills and nearby bushes during Wednesday night attack on the town by suspected insurgents.
Some of the residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone on Thursday that the attackers arrived the town around 9pm to unleash the mayhem for about five hours.
“They burnt three banks, police station, shops and part of the Michika Local Government Council secretariat.
“They came in nine Toyota Hilux vans firing guns and throwing explosives,” a resident who simply identify himself as Fide said.
Fide said he saw corpses of two victims whose remains were recovered on Thursday morning.
“One of the dead body is that of a staff of Bank of Agriculture,” Fide said.
NAN also gathered that the attackers raided Kirchinga, Kubla and Shuwa villages on their way to Michika.
“They burnt places of worship and the house of a former commissioner Idris Nuhu in Shuwa village,” said a resident, Mr. Sule Idris.
Confirming the report, the spokesman of the 23rd Armour Brigade, Yola, Capt. Ja’afaru Nuhu, said the insurgents attacked communities in Madagali and Michika Local Government Areas.
Nuhu also promised to give details of the attacks later. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The presidency aso cave abuja. Pls. Foward our application to the president of Ruwanda for an exchange of name ie Nigeria now Ruwanda, while Ruwanda become Nigeria. Yours sincerly the terrefyied and paniced naija!!!
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't only police stations and banks attacked. As always, boko haram attacked churches, and they even killed students at a christian seminary, but of course, y'all forgot to mention that.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nation.com.pk/international/28-Feb-2014/boko-haram-attacks-kill-37-including-at-christian-college
I am getting weary of these boko haram people. I am getting tired of muslims deluding themselves into thinking that boko haram has nothing to do with islam. Please muslims, go and read your quran and hadith. If you truly believe that this has nothing to do with Islam, then please, go and protest on the streets about it. Afterall, muslims protested in thousands all over nigeria when that stupid film 'innocence of muslims' came out. You claim that it was an insult to your prophet. Ok then, if boko haram is not truly islamic, it means that they are giving your religion, your prophet and your god a bad name. How come no muslims are out on the streets protesting against boko haram? If one movie made by someone 5000km away offended your prophet, and you protested about it (and burned the american flag), why aren't muslims protesting about boko haram (who live IN the country) degrading the entire religion of islam and why aren't they burning boko haram's flag?
I am really tired of all this killing. Enough is enough!
Jesus said, "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"- Matt 5:44. So, boko haram, and all muslims, I pray that you will all come to know the true God of the universe, and the true 'religion' of peace! Amen.