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.
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