Residents of Molai, a village
four kilometers off Maiduguri, Borno state capital, are currently on the run
following a heavy gunfire between soldiers and Boko Haram fighters.
A resident said that the army has
mobilised troops to the area to repel the fighters who struck 45 minutes ago.
Molai is the only village in that
axis where there has been no insurgent attack in the last two months. Dalori,
Konduga, Dala Shuwa, Dala Karamsu, Mammanti, Zabarmari, all surrounding
villages, have been attacked recently.
There have been concerns over
resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Borno.
On Friday, insurgents invaded
Gudumbali, Guzamala local government area of the state, dislodging soldiers and
carting away gun trucks.
Some of the soldiers affected in
the operation, the third in the last one month, are currently taking refuge at
a military location in Damasak, a nearby town.
One day later, at least 12
farmers were killed during an invasion on Zabarmari community.
Speaking on Sunday, Audu
Zabarmari, a resident of the area, said: “Boko Haram jihadists have killed 7
farmers in the Zabarmari rice farm on Saturday.
“We discovered additional five
dead bodies today and several other farmers are still missing.”
Audu said he could not ascertain
the number of people killed as the search was still ongoing.
In what seem to be intensified
attacks on farmers, the insurgents have reportedly killed not less than 40
farmers and destroyed more than 200 hectares of farmland in the last two
months.
While the military said it has
intensified efforts to end the attacks, Abubakar Elkanemi, shehu of Borno,
recently raised the alarm over Boko Haram siege.
“Nobody can dare move out of
Maiduguri by 10 kilometres without being confronted, attacked by Boko Haram,”
he had said when President Muhammadu Buhari visited last month.
“Quite a number of farmers are
being killed and kidnapped on a daily basis around Molai General Area, which is
just 10 kilometres away from the metropolis, along Maiduguri -Damboa -Biu
road.”
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