Suspected members of Islamist sect,
Boko Haram, on Tuesday, attacked Bama, Borno State, leaving 55 people
dead, the Joint Military Task Force said on Tuesday.
The gunmen, according to Reuters, killed 22 police
officers, 14 prison officials, two soldiers and four civilians, while 13 of the
sect’s members died in the clash with the task force members.
Spokesman for the JTF, Sagir Musa,
confirmed this to Reuters.
The suspected terrorists were said to
have freed 105 prison inmates during the attack which reportedly began at
around 5am.
The JTF, which took journalists to
Bama to assess the damage caused by the terrorists, added that three children
and one woman, were among those killed during the multiple attacks in the town.
Sources in the town claimed that
about 300 suspected members of Boko Haram stormed the town, first attacking
the 200 Tank Battallion, a military Barracks.
The suspected terrorists were,
however, repelled by soldiers, who killed several insurgents
who were forced to retreat with the corpses of their members.
They were unable to take away 10 of
their members’ bodies.
One other member, who was injured,
was tied to the stake when the JTF and journalists visited.
Bama’s police station, military
barracks and government buildings were razed, an eyewitness in Bama said.
Bama is a small, remote town in
northeastern Borno State, where Boko Haram first began its uprising in 2009.
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It will be appreciated if the US make their investigations. But when they find dead bodies how will they identify if they were civilians or militants when these BHs are civilian vested?
ReplyDeleteIt is high time we tagged these zones as red alert zones. In such cases civilian casualties are often expected. The above case is a clear fact that BH is gradually becoming stronger. When they attack police stations and barracks they do these to get weaponry.
To combat terror you may not be far from terror.
erybody is enraged about what happened in Baga but not me. As much as I know that there's a possibility that there are innocent people among those killed and whose properties were destroyed,am convinced its only a few. The so called civilians in this areas hide the culprits. Moreover who are these BH? They are people who live in these areas just like every normal/innocent person. They go and come just like every other person. In this case of 300 men storming d barracks,did they come in from outside d country? No. Just as d first poster said, "To combat terror,u may not be far from terror. Those @ d fore front of baga outcry and amnesty for bh are members,sponsors and Bh apoloists.
ReplyDeleteThank u by brother well said, they are members and sponsors
ReplyDeleteThe government is not ready to send this Guys to were the belong. And I wonder what the military is waiting for, the should take over, at lest for two month.
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