Boko Haram
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.
Security authorities in the area could not be reached for comments due to poor telecoms services.
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