Boko Haram
militants yesterday invaded Kautikari, Kwada and Nguragila villages near Chibok
in Borno State and killed at least 60 people, razing numerous homes.
According to
SaharaReporters, the militants, dressed in military camouflage, stormed the
three villages from 8:45 a.m. when many Christians were at Sunday services. One
source said the militants arrived in the villages in a convoy of sports utility
vehicles and unleashed terror on villagers for several hours.
Their
killing spree reportedly lasted till 12:30 p.m.
Ibrahim
Musa, a resident of Kautikari village, told SR correspondent that the attackers
“locked
worshipers
inside the EYN Church and sprayed bullets on them.” He disclosed that the
terrorist group killed nine worshipers and later set the church ablaze.
Mr. Musa
said the Islamist terrorists killed 38 people in Kwada village and nine in
Nguragila village. He added that the attackers set fire to the EYN Church, the
Deeper Life Church, and the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN). In addition,
the terrorists burned numerous homes.
“There is
confusion everywhere in the Chibok area,” he said, adding, “If the attackers
could succeed in day time, what if they come in the night?” He urged the
federal government to redouble its commitment to combating terrorism.
He remarked
that the three besieged villages are between 10 and 15 kilometers from Chibok,
the location where Boko Haram militants seized more than 300 schoolgirls on
April 14. More than 200 of the schoolgirls are yet to be rescued.
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