Senator Cries Out: ‘Boko Haram’ Speaking English, In Army Uniform, Invades 4 Towns, Kills 210
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Gunmen posing as Boko Haram and in military uniform were said to have invaded four towns in Borno state in the early hours of today, killing no fewer than 210, Senator representing Borno Central in the Senate, Zannah Ahmed has lamented.
Gunmen posing as Boko Haram and in military uniform were said to have invaded four towns in Borno state in the early hours of today, killing no fewer than 210, Senator representing Borno Central in the Senate, Zannah Ahmed has lamented.
The senator claimed that the attackers
were speaking in English language which was a departure from the Hausa
and Kanuri language spoken by the Boko Haram insurgents.
According to him, the military post in
Gamboru which received a distress call from the people of Kala Balge
avoided the town, claiming that it was not under its area of command.
The senator who said he was compelled to speak out because his people were being killed on a daily basis and felt obliged to raise his voice, said that what is happening in Borno is beyond understanding.
The senator who said he was compelled to speak out because his people were being killed on a daily basis and felt obliged to raise his voice, said that what is happening in Borno is beyond understanding.
“It is a must for me to speak since
peoples’ lives are involved and they are my people. All these are
happening in my constituency and it will be wrong to keep quiet. I feel
so much pained and would have not love to speak but definitely my
conscience will not let me do that”, he lamented.
He said 210 people were slaughtered by the marauders who dressed in
military uniform and attacked the towns in two armored personnel cars
and seven double cabin pickups.
According to him, they attacked a
Teachers College in Dikwa and killed seven people, burnt down the school
library and administrative block.
He claimed that Kala Balge was the worst
hit, where 60 people were killed by the armed men who went on rampage
killing everything in sight.
He said after they left Kala Balge, they
went berserk and attacked three other towns in the area where a total
of 150 persons were killed.
Though he could not give exact names of
two of the town at the time of filing the story last night, among the
towns attacked was Gambulga.
He said his people told him that: “Those
people who attacked them were speaking English and could either be
machineries from within the country or from outside.”
He stated the people spoke with some level of surety that those that attacked “did not look like Boko Haram”.
He lamented that as he was presently
speaking, the people of the area were fleeing to neighboring Cameroon
while some have already fled to Gamboru Ngala in the country.
“It is unfortunate that when the Army post in Gamboru Ngala were
informed, they went back after covering few kilometers as the soldiers
insisted that it was outside their command area.”
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