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| 15 Dead as Boko Haram Attacks Village in NE Nigeria |
| 2015-06-10 |
| [AnNahar] Fifteen people were killed when 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... attacked a remote village in northeast Nigeria ... a particularly crimson stretch of Islam's bloody border... , opening fire and burning homes to the ground, three residents told AFP on Tuesday. The attack happened at about 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) on Monday in Huyum, in the Askira-Uba district of Borno state which locals say has been hit repeatedly in recent weeks by the Islamist Lion of Islams. "The whole village was burnt by Boko Haram gunnies. We lost around 500 homes," said Bukar Zira, who fled to the commercial hub of Mubi in neighboring Adamawa state as the rebels moved in. Zira said the "We have so far lost 15 people and one was injured. People in the whole village moved out to different parts of Borno and Adamawa," he added. Another resident, Peter Malgwui, said Boko Haram had mounted several raids against neighboring villages in recent weeks, looting food supplies and homes. "They completely burnt the whole village. Not a single home has been spared," he added, giving the same corpse count as Zira. The attack is the 12th since Muhammadu Buhari became Nigeria's new president on May 29. A total of 109 people have been killed, according to AFP reporting. Buhari, a former military ruler and retired army general, has made crushing Boko Haram a priority for his administration after six years of violence and at least 15,000 deaths. There have been reported military gains in recent months by a coalition of troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon ...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there... but continued attacks underscores the ongoing threat from the rebels. One Huyum resident, Ishaya Ayuba, said: "The attackers remained up to 4:00 am this morning until they withdrew. "There were troops stationed about 20 kilometers (13 miles) away but they didn't respond. We have lost everything." |
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