Reports from Biu local government area of Borno State,
northeast Nigeria, on Monday evening, revealed that suspected Boko Haram
fighters have attacked three villages, bringing down houses, shops and places
of worship.
Residents of the areas said about 90
residential houses, a Church, Clinic, 9 shops, and other properties worth
millions of naira were destroyed during the attack.
The District Head of the area, Alh Mohammad Maina Bukar
while briefing the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, who
paid a sympathy visit to the affected communities, said they have lost source
of livelihoods as a result of the attack.
The communities blamed the attack on lack of
telecommunications network in the area.
They, however, informed the deputy governor that local
hunters repelled the attacks and succeeded in killing three members of the
insurgents, while one resident sustained a bullet wound.
“There was no civilian casualty,” they said.
The district head said, “The insurgents stormed the villages
at about 6:30 pm to 10:25 pm simultaneously; they burnt down 90 residential
Houses, 9 shops, 1 church, 1 dispensary/Clinic, 1 tractor and carted away
essential commodities, as well as food items.”
While sympathizing with the people of the communities, the
deputy governor urged them to take the incident as an act of Allah (God) and
continue to pray for lasting peace.
He also said that the vigilante group would be well equipped
and provided with monthly stipends to help them operate side by side with the
security operatives in defence of their communities.
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