Numerous Feared Dead, Houses On Fire As Boko Haram Fighters Attack Chibok

The terrorists, who came in no fewer than 10 weapon trucks, stormed the community around 8:00 pm on Friday and right away began to set houses ablaze.

File photo According to a report by SaharaReporters, numerous locals of Kautikari, a town in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, have actually been feared dead after militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province attacked the community.

A resident told SaharaReporters that the terrorists, who can be found in no fewer than 10 gun trucks, stormed the community around 8:00 pm on Friday and instantly began to set houses ablaze.

“They are burning many homes as we speak and it is night, you must understand the surface of this location. We do not understand the variety of casualties yet three people have been confirmed dead currently.

“They was available in this evening and began shooting sporadically. The majority of the villagers have run into the bush,” the resident told SaharaReporters on phone.

Since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has actually been combining its grip in locations around Lake Chad.

Simply just recently, it selected Wali Sani Shuwaram, a 45-year-old as the new leader of ISWAP in Lake Chad.

The sect’s subscription has inflamed with the defection of numerous Boko Haram fighters under Shekau.

The Nigerian Army has actually consistently claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.

The horror group has triggered over 100,000 deaths and displaced countless people primarily in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states.

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