Barely two
days when suspected group of insurgents laid siege on Kolori and Ba’ana Imam
villages of Damboa local government area killing 23 residents AND injuring many
others.
At least more
than 50 people were feared dead with scores sustained gunshot wounds when some
group of suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kirawa village of Gwoza Local
Government Area of Borno state. Reliable sources have revealed.
Our
Correspondent learnt that the incident took place on Thursday when traders and
buyers were busy observing their market day in Kirawa.
Kirawa, a
mountainous and remote area which is located east of troubled Gwoza destroyed
town and shares international border with francophone speaking communities of
Cameroon Republic.
Sources told
our Correspondent that the insurgents who were armed with sophisticated weapons
including AK47 rifles and petrol bombs invaded Kirawa on their market day and
wrecked havoc living 53 people dead with over 100 injured.
”53 of our
people were shot dead with over 100 injured when a group of terrorists invaded
our market square. The market always attracted Cameroonian traders and
customers.
” 24 hours
after the deadly attack on our market, two female suicide bombers who attempted
to detonated their Improvised Explosive Devices strapped on their bodies were
arrested by combine team of residents and youth vigilante on Friday after
Juma’at prayers”. Said an Elder in Kirawa who did not want his name mentioned
in the print for security reasons.
Another
source who also hail from Kirawa but reside in Maiduguri, the state capital
told our Correspondent that he received a distress call from one of his fleeing
family members who crossed over to Cameroon Republic after the attack left
scores of people in Kirawa dead and injured after setting ablaze many shops and
houses, with looting of foodstuff and live stocks belonging to the armless
residents.
” One of my
family member from Kirawa called me on Friday evening that our community have
been under deadly attack by insurgents, they had to flee to Cameroon before
they get access to telecommunication services as most of the telecom masts in
kirawa and other communities Behring mountains (Bayan Dutse) were destroyed
last year by terrorists”. Mallam Ali Musa Kirawa, a resident of Maiduguri said.
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