Hundreds of unattended corpses – mostly those of children and the aged
who could not run when the Boko Haram came calling on the fishing community –
littered the bushes around Baga town, as those who are lucky to be alive made
their way into Maiduguri, the state capital.
The Boko Haram, it was reported, also dislodged a major military base of
the Joint Task Force (JTF), fleeing residents say.
There are wild claims that over 2000 persons may have been killed – a
figure that was, however, doubted by the senator representing Borno North
senatorial district, Maina Maaji Lawan, in a radio interview on Thursday.
The District head of Baga, Baba Abba Hassan, also denied the claims that
over 2000 persons may have been killed, even though he did agree that those
killed may well be counted in hundreds.
He said: “There was no new attack on Baga on Wednesday, as we hear it
being aired in the news today (Thursday).
“I cannot tell you the actual number of people killed, because many were
pursued to the bushes and killed. I can say hundreds, including women and
children, have, so far, been killed.
“The terrorists have also destroyed hundreds of houses in Baga, because
they were well prepared. They came with dozens of vehicles and first attacked
the location of the multi-national Joint Task Force.”
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