According to reports, Boko Haram men struck again on Monday
night May 5th, killing 300 people and burning several houses in
Gamboru Ngala, in Borno state. The men reportedly came into
town in armored personnel carrier and armed with Improvised
Explosive Devices, petrol bombs, assault rifles and Rocket
Propelled Launchers. They targeted the market in the town,
shooting people and then proceeded to set ablaze houses and
properties in the area.
Confirming the incident to BBC Hausa service in Maiduguri,
Senator Ahmed Zannah who represents the area at the national
assembly said the 12 hour attack happened in the night when
the people were sleeping. Continue...
"The attackers stormed the communities in the night when
residents were still sleeping, setting ablaze houses and
shooting residents who tried to escape from the fire.
About 300 persons were confirmed dead after the
incident, with several others injured. Almost all the
houses in the communities were destroyed by the
hoodlums who threw IEDs at the buildings. My brother
who was at the scene of the attack told me that the actual
number of the dead cannot be ascertained but at least they
are up to 300. In fact, as he spoke he wept following the
high number of the dead bodies which littered the
market.” he said
According to him, the Islamic sect men gained access to the
town after the military men stationed there moved out to pursue
the sect men following intelligence report that they were
sighted at the Lake chad axis with some abducted girls
"It was just an hour after their withdrawal that the
terrorists invaded the town, shooting everyone at sight and
setting buildings on fire. So far 200 vehicles and
thousands of houses, shops and an outfit of the Nigerian
Customs Service, (NCS) were all burnt”, he explained
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