Boko Haram Kills 56 In Remote Area Of Borno State

Islamic extremist group Boko Haram
killed 56 villagers in a remote area,
the governor of Borno State of the
region said, as the government
warned that the extremists are trying
to extend their violent campaign.
Gov. Kashim Shettima confirmed the
attack in Baanu village during a
meeting with the parents of the 219
girls abducted from a school in the
region by the extremists last year.
Thursday marked 500 days of
captivity of the girls from a school in
Chibok.
“I want us all to understand that
the Boko Haram crisis is a calamity
that has befallen us, as the
insurgents do not discriminate
whether somebody is Christian or
Muslim, neither do they have any
tribal sympathy or affiliations. Just
yesterday they killed 56 people in
Baanu village of Nganzai local
government, as I am speaking to
you their corpses are still littered
on the street of the village because
virtually everyone in the village
had to run for their lives”.
He did not provide further details
of the attack.
Fleeing residents of Baanu village
said they were attacked by Boko
Haram on Friday night.
“We returned back to the village in
the morning after spending the
night in the bush, we saw corpses
in the streets of the village,” said
farmer Mustapha Alibe.
AP