Boko Haram insurgents returned on Tuesday to the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and nearly razed three villages.
The insurgents were also said to have killed scores of people in Amuda and Ngoshe as well as Attagara,where they shot nine worshippers to death in EYN Church on Sunday. Thirty seven of the attackers were however killed by Attagara villagers who mobilised and confronted them.
A source in Maiduguri told our correspondent that the insurgents came back in full force to attack Attagara on Tuesday because of the loss they suffered on Sunday.
The source said, “The fury was just too much as they(attackers) virtually levelled every structure in the already desolate village.
“Many of our people had already fled knowing that after the killing on Sunday, they (insurgents) would pay another visit.
“The fear came to pass as the insurgents stormed Attagara this(Tuesday) morning but met nobody and in a fury, they set all standing structures in the village on fire.”
He added that the insurgents moved from Attagara to neighbouring Amuda and set almost all the buildings there on fire before they went to Ngoshe.
According to the source, an Air Force jet arrived Ngoshe and started dropping bombs several hours after the attackers had almost sacked the entire village.
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Imagine! Local villagers can handle the insurgents, at least before their reinforcement, but our gallant Nigerian soldiers will fall like a pack of cards. I salute the courage with which the locals confront their enemies. It shows the battle can be won when the desire is there.
ReplyDeleteThis is a clear case of the north killing the north and our northern leaders are mute. It is their creation afterall.
ReplyDeleteSo the locals anticipated they will come back but the army did not and left the locals to die out of revenge from defending themselves. You see why we are loosing against these mad people? Incompetence and corruption everywhere. When they start calling us a failed state we will be offended.
ReplyDeletethe army may have some bhm members among them, what do u expect?
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