Scored killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno
(Nigeria )
An attack by Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram, has left scores dead in the
northeastern Nigerian village of Doron Baga , in Borno
State , a major fishing center on the
shores of Lake Chad , witnesses said, reports
AP.
Fisherman Usman Abubakar said that suspected Boko Haram
members drove into Doron Baga, in Borno state, "shooting people on
sight."
"I counted 60 bodies with my own eyes," Abubakar
said.
He said he, his wife and three children hid in their home
before fleeing to the state capital of Maiduguri
about 200 kilometers (124 miles) away.
Abubakar said he is among the many residents who are fleeing
Borno and returning to their state of origin, Sokoto in northwestern Nigeria .
Nigerian security official Gideon Jubrin, spokesman for the
Borno state police, told AP he has not received any official confirmation of
the attack.
Communication in the area are difficult because Boko Haram
have destroyed mobile phone masts across the northeastern region, which means
attacks often go unreported for days.
Baga was the site of a mass killing in April 2013 where
almost 200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and more than 2,000 homes were
destroyed in crossfire between the Nigerian troops and Boko Haram.
An attack on Wednesday in Azaya Kura village in Borno left
at least 45 people dead when Boko Haram members surged through the village
raiding homes and stealing livestock.
At least 1.5 million people have fled their homes since Nigeria
declared a state of emergency in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states in May 2013,
according to United Nations figures.
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