No fewer than 68 people have reportedly been killed by
Boko Haram members in a fresh attack in Dambua Local
government area of Borno state.
According to a civilian JTF Leader who spoke with Sahara
Reporters, the sect members stormed Njaba village in
Dambua Local Government area around 5.30am on
Monday March 2nd, killing at least 68 men; from the
elderly to children and then setting the entire village on
fire.
One of the villagers, Fatima Abakar while given an
account of how they were attacked said
“They came to our village at about 5:30am, during early
Morning Prayer, so we started hearing heavy gunfire
[then] there was pandemonium everywhere and gunshots
and there was confusions everywhere.
I ran into bush since then I never seen my husband and
three children.
[I] came back to our village in the afternoon dead bodies
was scattered everywhere,” she said The Nigerian military
has not reacted to this recent attacks by the sect members.
Boko Haram members in a fresh attack in Dambua Local
government area of Borno state.
According to a civilian JTF Leader who spoke with Sahara
Reporters, the sect members stormed Njaba village in
Dambua Local Government area around 5.30am on
Monday March 2nd, killing at least 68 men; from the
elderly to children and then setting the entire village on
fire.
One of the villagers, Fatima Abakar while given an
account of how they were attacked said
“They came to our village at about 5:30am, during early
Morning Prayer, so we started hearing heavy gunfire
[then] there was pandemonium everywhere and gunshots
and there was confusions everywhere.
I ran into bush since then I never seen my husband and
three children.
[I] came back to our village in the afternoon dead bodies
was scattered everywhere,” she said The Nigerian military
has not reacted to this recent attacks by the sect members.