Boko Haram Sects kills more than 55 in Borno villages

Firstclass newsline learnt that the Boko Haram fighters have killed
at least 55 people in Bale and Kayamla villages, two communities near
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Some residents who spoke withAFPsaid the insurgents also burnt several
homes after looting them before proceeding to the outskirts of
Maiduguri, where they were crushed by troops.
"They killed 30 people in Kayamla and another 25 in Bale," a vigilante
official, Abacha Zinnari, said.
A resident of Bale, Husseini Ari, said the community on Thursday
buried 25 people killed in the previous day's raid while several
others who were injured were taken to hospital.
"The village is mourning the death of 25 people killed in the Boko
Haram attack who were buried yesterday," Ari said.
A group of heavily armed Boko Haram fighters late Wednesday had
launched an offensive on Maiduguri city which was repelled by troops
from a military base on the outskirts of the city, according to the
military and residents.
At least three soldiers, six vigilantes and dozens of Boko Haram
insurgents were reportedly killed during clashes in Maiduguri on
Wednesday evening, it was learnt.
The assault was the first on Maiduguri for three months and came after
massive offensive attacks against Boko Haram strongholds by combined
troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
The insurgents had raided Bale and Kayamla before the foiled assault
on Maiduguri but the story was slow to emerge following a
round-the-clock curfew imposed on the city by the military on
Thursday, which restricted movements.
"The gunmen burnt around 50 houses and looted food stores and
livestock," said Ari, adding that the insurgents targeted homes they
identified as belonging to vigilantes in the village.
Musa Kumbo, a resident of Kayamla, said at least 30 people were killed
in the Boko Haram raid on the village and surrounding settlements.
"The attackers were heard shouting they would come back and finish
their operation once they were done with Maiduguri," Kumbo said.
Firstclassnewsline.net