The
fight against Boko Haram seems not have ended – The terrorists sect attacked
Kubrrivu village in Borno, abducting women and children – During the raid, ten
persons were killed Ten people have been killed and 13 others abducted by Boko
Haram insurgents in a raid on a village near Chibok, Borno state. Locals told
AFP that the sect members invaded Kubrrivu at dawn on Saturday, August 20,
firing sporadically. They were said to have looted and burnt houses, after
which they fled into the bush with 13 women and children abducted from the
village. Luka Damina, a resident of nearby Kautikeri village where Kubrrivu
residents fled to safety following the attack said: “The Boko Haram attackers
rode on four motorcycles, three on each, and opened fire on the village as
residents slept. “They burnt down the whole village after looting food supplies
and livestock and taking away women and children.” Confirming the incident,
Ayuba Alamson, a community elder in Chibok, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) away
said 13 people were abducted in the raid. He said: “After killing 10 people and
burning the entire village, the gunmen made away with 13 people, including
seven women, five boys and a girl.” Boko insurgents had attacked Kubrrivu in
2014, forcing residents to flee. They returned a year later to rebuild their
homes after Nigerian troops succeeded in recovering majority of the territories
from deadly sect. Kubrrivu is a village near the north east Nigerian town of
Chibok where the militants kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014. Boko Haram
has claimed responsibility for series of attacks in the north eastern region,
which has left thousands killed and millions displaced.
No comments:
Post a Comment