Many communities in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno
State have been invaded by Boko Haram terrorists,
with the insurgents killing scores of farmers and herders after
rustling hundreds of their domestic animals, mostly cows.
A report monitored on Vanguard by Naija News, quoted source to
have said that the latest attack in the Borno
communities, forced hundreds of displaced persons from the
affected communities of Puciwa and Koleram to take refuge at
Magumeri town, with no presence of police and other security
agents.
The Acting Secretary of the council, Mallam Wali, who confirmed
the incident, said the whole communities bordering Magumeri Local
Government headquarters, Gubio Council and Gajigana axis, near
Nganzai council area, were currently under Boko Haram control.
His words: “We are much terrified with the latest and deadly
attacks by insurgents.
“The whole communities bordering Magumeri Local Government
headquarters, Gubio council and Gajigana axis, near Nganzai Council
Area, have been terrorised.
“As I speak to you, communities of Puciwa and Koleram are
under Boko Haram control.
This fresh incident has left many of my people dead and
injured, while unspecified number of those who survived the
onslaught have relocated to Magumeri for safety, as their means of
livelihoods have been jeopardised.
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“But we are doing our best to ensure that the displaced ones
are properly taken care of, as we collaborate with security
agencies to find lasting peace in the communities.”
Meanwhile, Reach.ng understands that Magumeri is North and about
40 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, which has
witnessed a series of Boko Haram attacks, one of such attacks
include the abduction of oil exploration firm’s workers and staff
of the Department of Geology, University of Maiduguri, on a mission
around the shores of the Lake Chad Basin.
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