Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 9 persons burn Borno villages.

Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 9 persons burn Borno villages.
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked several Borno Villages, burning down about 3 villages and killing nine persons in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.
The insurgents attacked and set Wanori, Kaleri and Amarwa villages on fire in a two hour operation that began at about 9:00 p.m.
Villagers said the insurgents shot indiscriminately, looted food items before setting the villages on fire.
Agency reports quotes competent security saying the insurgents were sighted on motorcycles along the Alau General Area.
“We suddenly started seen fire from Dalori, Kaleri and Amarwa followed by continuous gunshots from this general area.
“The Alfa jet was quickly deployed to the scene but the insurgents had taken over the villages as at that time,” one of the security source said.
A resident of Amarwa, Goni Kachalla, who fled the attack amidst the onslaught by the insurgents, said they were shooting everybody and people fled in different directions.
“I am yet to locate my family members,” Kachalla said, adding that the insurgents looted their belongings shouting Allahu Akbar and shooting everybody.
Usma Grema, another victim of the attack said all houses in Kaleri were set ablaze by the attackers, adding that “the jet came and chased them away. I have lost everything.”
Bello Dabbatta, Head, Emergency Response of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the attack and said the agency had deployed its personnel to the affected areas.
Dabbatta said that he was yet to get the number of people killed or injured. Both the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Borno Police Command also confirmed the attack, but said they would respond as soon as they have details on the incident.

On its part, the AFP news agency said on Thursday that nine people were killed and nine others injured when Boko Haram fighters raided two villages in northeast Nigeria.
AFP said the Jihadists in pickup trucks attacked Kalari Abdiye and nearby Amarwa, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Borno state capital Maiduguri, on Wednesday evening.
“The gunmen, who were obviously Boko Haram fighters, killed nine people and injured nine more in the attacks,” Ibrahim Liman, from the Civilian Joint Taskforce (CJTF) told AFP.
“They attacked the villages around 8:30 pm (1930 GMT) when it was raining and people were indoors.”
Frightened residents rushed out of their homes but when they did so they were shot “indiscriminately”, said another CJTF leader, Babakura Kolo.
“The two villages were completely burnt by the attackers,” he added, giving a similar toll.
Both villages are in Konduga, a district of Borno state that has suffered repeated attacks in a nine-year insurgency which has left more than 27,000 dead.
Last December six people were killed in a suicide attack on a crowded market in Amarwa, while 10 people lost their lives in April when two female suicide bombers attacked the village.
It was not clear which of the two Boko Haram factions was behind the attacks and there was no claim of responsibility.
Fighters loyal to the group’s long-time leader, Abubakar Shekau, have indiscriminately targeted civilians, particularly using suicide bombers and hit-and-run raids.
A separate faction backed by the Islamic state group and known as ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) has focused more on attacking military and government targets.
But more radical elements are said to have taken over the ISWAP leadership, prompting fears of an upsurge in violence against the local population.
On Monday, ISWAP killed a Red Cross health worker who had been kidnapped with two of her colleagues in a raid six months earlier, stoking fears for the other hostages being held.
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