The Tuesday's attack, it was learnt was a retaliatory one on the three villages of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara in local government area of troubled Borno state. A resident of Maiduguri, who lost his brother in the attack, told journalists on condition of anonymity that the armed men dressed in military camouflage drove into the three communities of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara in the Gwoza Local Government, northeast Borno State, in military vehicles.
They subsequently gathered the unsuspecting villagers and opened fire on them.
Gwoza is located on the southeast of Borno state and about 135 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the capital of the state presently ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.
The security source said: "The community actually thought the gunmen were military personnel. It didn't occur to them they were Boko Haram. It was too late by the time they found out as the insurgents have indiscriminately opened fire on them."
Armed Boko Haram militants raided four villages in Borno leaving scores dead on Tuesday night, sending survivors fleeing, a local lawmaker and residents told newsmen on Wednesday. The gunmen dressed as soldiers arrived in all-terrain vehicles and on motorcycles and attacked Goshe, Attagara, Agapalwa and Aganjara in the Gwoza district of Borno state, on Tuesday night.
"There were deadly attacks on these villages by Boko Haram insurgents who killed a large number of people and destroyed homes," lawmaker Peter Biye, who represents the area in the House of Representatives, said.
"We are still trying to compile a toll of the dead as people on the ground are still counting the number of casualties," he said. Many residents fled across the border into neighbouring Cameroon, as soldiers were deployed to fight the Islamists, who took over at least seven villages, Biye added.
"Boko Haram have hoisted their flags in at least seven villages in the area which they now claim to be under their control," said the lawmaker. Military jets bombarded Boko Haram positions in the affected area to try to flush out the insurgents, he added.
But odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that the Boko Haram sect suffered major loss again as 20 of their members were arrested by irate youths who took them up when they attacked their village.
A local chief, Mallam Dawa Pogu of a community in Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state, told journalists Wednesday that the insurgents invaded Mbulakudla village where they killed two people, but some brave young-men pursued them and arrested 20 of them.
He said they were subsequently taken to security operatives in the area for appropriate action.
Courtesy of Thisday with Agency report AFP
Armed Boko Haram militants raided four villages in Borno leaving scores dead on Tuesday night, sending survivors fleeing, a local lawmaker and residents told newsmen on Wednesday. The gunmen dressed as soldiers arrived in all-terrain vehicles and on motorcycles and attacked Goshe, Attagara, Agapalwa and Aganjara in the Gwoza district of Borno state, on Tuesday night.
"There were deadly attacks on these villages by Boko Haram insurgents who killed a large number of people and destroyed homes," lawmaker Peter Biye, who represents the area in the House of Representatives, said.
"We are still trying to compile a toll of the dead as people on the ground are still counting the number of casualties," he said. Many residents fled across the border into neighbouring Cameroon, as soldiers were deployed to fight the Islamists, who took over at least seven villages, Biye added.
"Boko Haram have hoisted their flags in at least seven villages in the area which they now claim to be under their control," said the lawmaker. Military jets bombarded Boko Haram positions in the affected area to try to flush out the insurgents, he added.
But odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that the Boko Haram sect suffered major loss again as 20 of their members were arrested by irate youths who took them up when they attacked their village.
A local chief, Mallam Dawa Pogu of a community in Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state, told journalists Wednesday that the insurgents invaded Mbulakudla village where they killed two people, but some brave young-men pursued them and arrested 20 of them.
He said they were subsequently taken to security operatives in the area for appropriate action.
Courtesy of Thisday with Agency report AFP
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