Undaunted by the declaration of state of emergency in three states in the North eastern part of the country including Borno state and deployment of military personnels, suspected members of the dreaded islamist Boko Haram continues to launch massive and deadly attacks in many part of state.
The latest attack occurred in a village called Izghe in Gwoza Local government of Borno State where no fewer than 50 Christians were slaughtered like rams and sent to their early grave.
Dailypost reports:
Gunmen suspected to be members of Islamist Boko Haram, Saturday night slaughtered several Christian villagers in a latest attack in Borno State.
The local government Chairman, Maina Ularamu told newsmen that he got reports that over 50 people were killed in an attack launched Saturday night’s on Izghe village.
One of the survivors who miraculously escaped the deadly attack said over 63 villagers were decimated in the renewed attack.
It was learnt that the dare-devil attackers looted the village food stores and went away with about 10 vehicles.
Recall that the Air Force had on Wednesday began daily aerial bombardments of extremist hideouts near Izghe, around the Sambisa Forest.
Hospital sources have disclosed that at least nine soldiers and several militants were killed in a fierce hours-long battle on Wednesday.
DailyPost was told that the military has been asked to deploy more troops to the area as it appears that the militants are more organized, even as their number outweighs that of the military.
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