Boko Haram kills 44 in Borno

At least 44 persons were reportedly killed in
a village near Baga Village of Kukawa Local
Government Area of Borno State, emergency
health workers said.
A news story monitored on online news
agency, Premium Times, said that Baga was
the scene of an April attack that led to the
death of about 200 people, mostly civilians,
with many of them believed to have been
killed when soldiers allegedly set hundreds
of houses on fire in retaliation at the killing
of soldiers by suspected Boko Haram
members.
An official of the National Emergency
Management Agency, NEMA, said officials of
the agency counted at least 44 corpses in
Tuesday's attack by suspected members of
the Boko Haram.
Residents told aide workers who visited the
troubled area that about 50 armed men
stormed their village and embarked on a
killing spree using knives.
"Those who did not die were left with their
eyes gorged out with knives, and several
others seriously injured," said the NEMA
official, who doesn't want to be quoted as
he was not authorized to speak to the press
yet.
"Many people were displaced because the
Boko Haram set their houses ablaze, though
we cannot say how many. We are going to
Baga village on Saturday to set up camps for
the displaced," the official added.
"As I am speaking to you now, Red Cross
and the Medicine Sans Frontier officials are
attending to the injured victims. The village
has been deserted and the people are now
taking refuge at the Baga central primary
school."
Journalists have been unable to confirm the
incident since Wednesday due to lack of
communication networks, which has been
grounded in the state in the last three
months.
The spokesman of the Joint Task Force, JTF,
Sagir Musa, could also not be contacted.
The Media Coordinator of the Multi National
Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in Baga, Haruna
Sani, told journalists in response to an email
sent to him seeking confirmation of the
incident that he had no knowledge of the
attack, as he was away from his base.
"I am right now in Adamawa State for an
assignment and due to the network
problem, I have difficulty in reaching my
Headquarters. I suggest you find out from
Defense Headquarters, may be they are in
the picture of the incidence. Thanks for your
effort," he said.

Source: punch