clashes
The residents of two Borno villages in Chibok
Local Government Area of the state could barely
hide their tears and emotions as they had buried
26 of their relatives and friends, including 6
vigilante members, who lost their lives in
with Boko Haram fighters over the weekend.
* Map of the most outrageous Boko Haram
activities. Photo credit - BBC
A representative of Koronginim, one of the two
communities raided described the development as a
huge tragedy for the people:
"We have lost our fathers, uncles, brothers,
and sons. It is a big tragedy for us."
According to SaharaReporters, a local vigilante
member confirmed that Boko Haram sect lost at
least 17 of its militants in clashes with the resisting
villagers in the past two weeks.
It has been also learnt that suspected terrorists
wearing military camouflaged uniforms, without any
signs had invaded Ntsiha and Koronginim
communities in the morning of June 21, 2014,
Saturday. The sect members were driving
motorcycles and several Sports Utility Vehicles. The
vehicles were painted in the colours of the Nigerian
Army.
The attackers started shooting at helpless villagers
without any warning. This is not the new tactic, as
Boko Haram members have been repeating such
types of raids from time to time.
Despite the previous report by Vanguard that put
the death toll to 40, a local vigilante member,
identified as Dauda Must, informed SaharaReporters
that at least 26 people lost their lives on the spot,
while many other residents sustained bullet wounds.
He noted that that this figure included 6 vigilante
members and 20 residents. Over 20 villagers are
currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in
Chibok.
An official from the Chibok Local Government council
who later visited the scene of the attacks, said he
saw
Five corpses of the attackers were spotted on June
22, 2014, Sunday, by an official of Chibok LGA council.
At the same time, he noted that "more corpses may
be in the nearby bushes".
It would be added that clashes between the Civilian
JTF and Boko Haram members have been especially
intensive in the last couple of weeks. A notable
victory was recorded one week ago, when
8
terrorists were killed, one captured alive in a battle
near Kwarangilam village of the troubled LGA.