Boko Haram Strikes Again In Borno, Scores Allegedly Dead
Reports just coming in indicate that gunmen suspected to be
members of Boko Haram sect on Thursday, 24 July, 2014, invaded Garubula
village of Biu local Government area of Borno state, northern Nigeria.
According to a report published by Vanguard online, among the victims
of the insurgents attack was the District Head of Garubula village,
Alhaji Ibrahim Dawi and 11 others.
As at the time of compiling this report, details of the attack are still being expected.
* A village in Borno state after a Boko Haram attack
Meanwhile, another report coming from the area stated that two
people, suspected to be members of vigilante youth a.k.a as civilian
JTF, were on Wednesday, 23 July, 2014, dragged from their houses to a
river bank in Gamboru Ngala border town with Cameroon Republic and
slaughtered by suspected terrorists group.
Speaking with BBC Hausa service programme, Senator Ahmed Zanna,
Representing Borno Central, confirmed the slaughtering of the two
members of the vigilante youth in Gamboru Ngala.
Another source informed that two people suspected to be motorist and
passenger were ambushed and shot dead along Maiduguri – Gamboru Ngala
road.
* Governor Shettima of Borno State
It would be recalled that the same Maiduguri – Gamboru Ngala road
came under attack on Tuesday, 22, July, 2014 by terrorists with the
blowing of the the bridge linking the town with Cameroon Republic.
Though no group has claimed responsibility for any of the attacks,
but it is believed that they were handiwork of the Islamists militant
group, Boko Haram.
* Members of Boko Haram sect
The group has claimed responsibility for terror attacks in northern Nigeria and other parts of the country.
The United Nations, UN, believes Boko Haram has killed more than 4,000 innocent lives since 2009 through terror attacks.
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