At least more than 50 people were feared dead with scores sustained
gunshot wounds when some group of suspected Boko Haram terrorists
invaded Kirawa village of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state.
Reliable sources have revealed.
Our Correspondent learnt that the
incident took place on Thursday when traders and buyers were busy
observing their market day in Kirawa.
This is coming barely two
days when suspected group of insurgents laid siege on Kolori and Ba’ana
Imam villages of Damboa local government area killing 23 residents with
injuring of many others.
Kirawa, a mountainous and remote area
which is located east of troubled Gwoza destroyed town and shares
international border with francophone speaking communities of Cameroon
Republic.
Sources told our Correspondent that the insurgents who
were armed with sophisticated weapons including AK47 rifles and petrol
bombs invaded Kirawa on their market day and wrecked havoc living 53
people dead with over 100 injured.
” 53 of our people were shot
dead with over 100 injured when a group of terrorists invaded our market
square. The market always attracted Cameroonian traders and customers.
”
24 hours after the deadly attack on our market, two female suicide
bombers who attempted to detonated their Improvised Explosive Devices
strapped on their bodies were arrested by combine team of residents and
youth vigilante on Friday after Juma’at prayers”. Said an Elder in
Kirawa who did not want his name mentioned in the print for security
reasons.
Another source who also hail from Kirawa but reside in
Maiduguri, the state capital told our Correspondent that he received a
distress call from one of his fleeing family members who crossed over to
Cameroon Republic after the attack left scores of people in Kirawa dead
and injured after setting ablaze many shops and houses, with looting of
foodstuff and live stocks belonging to the armless residents.
”
One of my family member from Kirawa called me on Friday evening that our
community have been under deadly attack by insurgents, they had to flee
to Cameroon before they get access to telecommunication services as
most of the telecom masts in kirawa and other communities Behring
mountains (Bayan Dutse) were destroyed last year by terrorists”. Mallam
Ali Musa Kirawa, a resident of Maiduguri told our Correspondent.
All
effort to get confirmation from the Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderemi
Opadokun proves abortive as his cell phone was not reachable at press
time
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