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| Again Boko Haram Kills Two - Sets Churches, Houses Ablaze |
| 2014-03-18 |
| [ALLAFRICA] Maiduguri -- Suspected members of Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... snuffies have again invaded Pela Birni village of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state, killing two residents before setting ablaze two churches and many residential houses ablaze. Pela Birni is one of the populated and remote village under Kwajjafa District in southern Borno with Christian domination, and about few kilometres drive to Garkida town of Adamawa state. Witnesses said, the gunnies who came to the village at about 10pm on Sunday with sophisticated weapons opened fire on their targets thereby displacing hundreds of residents who are now taking refuge around the mountainous areas of Kwajjafa District and it's environs. Mallam Musa Anjili Pela Birni in a telephone call to our Correspondent said, he narrowly escaped being killed by the attackers, as the house he was sleeping in was also set ablaze. "The gunnies invaded our village at about 10 o'clock in the evening on Sunday, they started shouting God is Great. In some houses, they did not shoot at the residents but ordered them to vacate their houses and set them ablaze, saying we are here for God work". Another Resident who did not want his name mentioned in the print told our Correspondent that most of the neighbouring houses near the Church of Brethern, (EYN in Hausa) were set ablaze including the church, while two people bit the dust, as well as many sustained injuries. He said, the gunnies who were large in number carrying AK47 rifles, petrol bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices ( IED's ) had a field day and wrecked havoc on innocent poor civilians. The Chairman of Hawul Local Government Area, Dr. Andrew Usman Malgwi confirmed the incident, lamenting that the rate at which suspected Death Eaters are holding people to ransom in Borno state and other states in the north east is worrisome, and calls for serious prayers from all and sundry. |
| Posted by:Fred |