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| Boko Haram kills 15 in Borno ambush |
| 2014-12-31 |
| Fifteen people were killed yesterday by suspected Boko Haram members in Kautakari village in Borno State. Witnesses said dozens of militants armed with rifles and gasoline bombs stormed Kautakari around 7 a.m. A fleeing resident said, "The attackers killed 15 people, mostly youths who normally keep vigil in the village. There was pandemonium in Kautakari after the arrival of the attackers. They burnt some houses and asked our people not to flee, saying they came for certain people." However, it was seen that most youths and middle aged men fled, leaving only the old and children in the village. Another villager said, "The attackers did not stay long after they did what they did. They zoomed off towards Chibok on motorcycles and warned the villagers against standing on their way." Kautakari village is near Chibok, the village where 276 girls were kidnapped by the militants on April 14. Earlier on Monday, a Toyota pickup van loaded with explosives exploded while on its way to Biu town in southern Borno. The Biu main market opens Mondays and Thursdays and attracts people from many towns and villages. Bukar Alhaji, a local trader, said, "All the occupants in the van which we suspect to be Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the bomb which went off near Chikwarkhir village. There was a loud bang from the direction of the moving rickety van and a few minutes after, we saw the decapitated bodies of the occupants. The beans and maize were burnt to ashes." |
| Posted by:ryuge |