Jakana Attack: 11 Elderly Persons On Fire By Boko Haram
The member representing Borno Central, at the Senate,
Senator Ahmed Zannah, on Tuesday confirmed that the Boko Haram gunmen who
attacked Jakana on Tuesday set 11 elderly persons on fire in some
of the houses they razed.
Zannah, who spoke with journalists in Maiduguri, the state
capital, said the residents of Jakana got wind of the
insurgents, who attacked the village at about 8pm on Monday, and fled leaving
the aged who could not flee behind.
The Senator said the insurgents set the houses ablaze
and in the process burnt the 11 elderly persons beyond recognition because they
could not flee or be taken captive.
The senator alleged that the soldiers who had initial fled
on sighting the Boko Haram gunmen later summoned courage to fight the
insurgents on realisation that the terrorists were not as many and
prepared in their normal traditional.
Zannah said when the gunmen saw the military
approaching, they beat a retreat with a warning that they would be coming to
“finish the unfinished business.”
The Senator said many residents of the village started
fleeing because of the threat, believing that the terrorists will
soon return .
“Most of the people are now fleeing to Maiduguri out of
fear,” he said.
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