Several innocent people have been reportedly killed as the military engaged militants suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in a fierce gun battle that reportedly lasted for hours on Saturday.
The insurgents were said to have attacked Dalori and Walori villages, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, at around some minutes past 7pm on Saturday night.
Dalori village is a few kilometres away from an Internally Displaced Persons camp, which is said to be the most populous IDP camp in the country.
Sources said Boko Haram insurgents usually mounted surprise attacks at that hour of the day, as they had studied the movement of the military.
Residents, including students of the University of Maiduguri, were said to have scampered for safety while the gunfire lasted and explosion rocked the area.
Sources in Maiduguri told Punch that fighting was still on going at the time of this report at 10pm. “The fighting started at around 7.30pm but we don’t know how many people have been killed or injured.”
Another source said, ‘No it is not Dalori camp, there is a village behind the camp called Dalori gari; that is the one which is being attacked by Boko Haram. They have killed many and razed the village.”
The recent attack in Maiduguri comes a day after at least 15 persons were killed, and many others injured, in a twin bomb blast that rocked the Gombi Grain Market in Adamawa State last Friday.
The insurgents were said to have attacked Dalori and Walori villages, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, at around some minutes past 7pm on Saturday night.
Dalori village is a few kilometres away from an Internally Displaced Persons camp, which is said to be the most populous IDP camp in the country.
Sources said Boko Haram insurgents usually mounted surprise attacks at that hour of the day, as they had studied the movement of the military.
Residents, including students of the University of Maiduguri, were said to have scampered for safety while the gunfire lasted and explosion rocked the area.
Sources in Maiduguri told Punch that fighting was still on going at the time of this report at 10pm. “The fighting started at around 7.30pm but we don’t know how many people have been killed or injured.”
Another source said, ‘No it is not Dalori camp, there is a village behind the camp called Dalori gari; that is the one which is being attacked by Boko Haram. They have killed many and razed the village.”
The recent attack in Maiduguri comes a day after at least 15 persons were killed, and many others injured, in a twin bomb blast that rocked the Gombi Grain Market in Adamawa State last Friday.
What is the Boko Haram killers benefiting by taking other people's life?
God have mercy.
ReplyDeleteMay the good Lord continue to help our gallant soldiers in this seemingly unending battle against Boko haram
ReplyDeleteBokoHaram will soon be a bygone. A history, by God's grace!
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#Olu,can you see?
Evil people. May God deal with them mercilessly.
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ReplyDeleteI can't even live like 3states close to this maiduguri
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Olu, it's only God that knows what they benefit. I just pray all this ends soon
ReplyDeleteAh pls dey should be accurate with the information they give, dis Boko Haram God will arrest all of them in Jesus name Amen!
ReplyDeleteI'm in adamawa state, you people should pray for me
ReplyDeleteMay the Lord be with you.
Deletethey are just trying to prove dia presence bt dey will surely b conquered totally, dis beast are just shameless cowards with no particular motive, wen Yu are fighting yu fight for some tin bt dem, dey are killing innocent ppl fir notin
ReplyDeleteThere can never be a war without collateral damages. May this war end soones in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteOur boys should do their very best to end this people. Use bomb on Sambisa forest and level the place once and for all.
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Book Haram is only struggling to keep their name.
ReplyDeleteMay God grant us victory over this evil
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May all ds end soon, and God be wit U
ReplyDeleteAnd for dos @d IDP camp, govt shd do more in term of nutritious food and NEMA officials shd stop hoarding food/materials meant 4 idp camp
ReplyDeleteAsk their religious leaders what they want not us please, since they are blood thirsty people.
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