[VANGUARDNGR] Survivors of the 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...
massacre of worshippers at a mosque in Mafa village, Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State have narrated their close shave with death, attributing surviving the dastardly attack to divine intervention.
Mafa is close to Shekau, the ancestral home of the late Boko Haram leader/founder, Sheikh Abubakar Shekau
 ....the lunatic leader of Boko Haram who was reported dead at least eleven times, pledged his body and soul to ISIS, told his fighters to hang it up once or twice, and been fired by the Caliph and refused to step down. Last seen in 2017, sneaking into Cameroon while wearing a burka. Eventually the got him, or so they say....
Recall that Boko Haram snuffies raided Mafa last Sunday around 4pm when worshippers were about to conclude their Asir prayers at a mosque and opened fire on the victims, after separating elderly and herdsmen from the congregation.
Sources revealed to Sunday Vanguard that the murderous Moslems were on a Dire Revenge mission after security operatives connived with some members of vigilantes/hunters and locals who raided one of their hideouts leading to the killing of a Commander and other Boko Haram members terrorizing Mafa and surrounding communities.
The Deputy Governor of Yobe State, Idi Barde Gubana, led government officials as well as traditional and religious leaders on Tuesday to Babbangida, the headquarters of the local government area to witnessed the burial of 34 victims recovered and brought into General Hospital Babbangida, while over 50 decomposed or mutilated bodies were given a mass burial in Mafa, as they could not be taken to Babbangida.
Gubana, who led the delegation on behalf of Governor Mai Mala Buni, who is outside the country on an official engagement, donated N30 million to victims and families of those who bit the dust and the injured ones.
The Deputy Governor, while sympathizing with the families of the victims and the villagers, prayed Allah to grant Aljannatul Firdaus to the souls of the departed, and also grant quick recovery to the injured victims.
Meanwhile,
...back at the bunker, his Excellency called the chief of staff and complained that the artillery was keeping him awake...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Northern Governors' Forum and the military authorities have condemned the attack, assuring that more soldiers would be deployed to Yobe to counter renewed Boko Haram attacks.
One of the survivors, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said he escaped by the whiskers.
''I was lucky to come out of the mosques early, I saw them (insurgents) waiting, one of them shouted that I should go back but I bravely ran away'', he narrated.
''We counted about 87 corpses after the snuffies left, while other bodies were recovered as people ran for their dear lives to the bush. Unfortunately no security operative was present at the scene even after the attack.
''I am very grateful to Allah (God) for sparing my life as I am preparing to get married and settle down as a family man next month.''
Another survivor, who simply gave his name as Mallam Ali Isiaka and who attended the burial, said one of his sons was killed, but he thanked Allah (God) for saving his life.
He called on security agencies to do the needful as most of the people in the area are farmers who will soon start harvesting their crops. ''I thank Allah for everything. I pray that the souls of the departed including my son rest in Aljannatul Firdaus'', the survivor said.
''Most of our people here are farmers and herders. It is unfortunate that after the incident, many people fled the village, leaving their farmlands and hard earned properties due to fear of another attacks.
''We are calling on government and security agencies to come to our aid and provide protection for lives and property in Mafa and the entire Tarmuwa local government area''.
Our correspondent, however, observed that security operatives in the area had been degrading snuffies without giving adequate security cover to the community whose residents claimed that the murderous Moslems latest deadly attack was on suspicion that some members had been giving information on the modus operandi of the murderous Moslems to security agencies, hence the reprisal attack. 
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