Boko Haram kills 21 in Borno attack
Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group on Friday attacked Damboa, Borno State, and killed 21 people.
The town was attacked over two weeks ago with many people, including members of the violent group, military and security personnel killed.
The attack has since left the town and about 50 other communities in the troubled state susceptible to terrorist attacks.
Attempts by the military to return to the town about a week ago were
rebuffed by the insurgents who laid ambush to the town. This left the
soldiers who were lucky to escape being killed to return to Maiduguri,
the state capital.
But the insurgents again hit Damboa on Friday and killed many residents.
The attackers were said to have had a field day as there was no security team to repel them.
A member of the youth vigilance group, Abbas Gava, told journalists in
Maiduguri that the insurgents crept upon the villagers at about 5am and
began the massacre.
He said only a handful of youth vigilance
group known as Civilian-JTF was available in Damboa to protect the
people as the military and security personnel who deserted the town in
the last major attack had yet to return.
He said the number of
victims might go up as members of Civilian-JTF were still searching for
more bodies as of the time this report.
A senior security official, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed the attack
7/19/2014
Boko Haram kills 21 in Borno attack
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