Boko Haram continues to cause havoc in Nigeria

In recent days, nearly 160 people in Yobe and Borno States have been killed by the terrorist sect, Boko Haram.

The latest news from Yobe and Borno are not reassuring after the passage of members of Boko Haram in some localities.

After two incursions, the jihadists have not only caused nearly 160 deaths but also looted the villages and taken goods that do not belong to them. At Kukuwa-Gari, a remote village in Yobe State, dozens of Boko Haram fighters who arrived in motorcycles surprised the inhabitants on Thursday.

Insurgents opened fire directly, causing a general stampede. Panicked, several people tried to escape in an overflowing river where they died by drowning. According to our latest figures, there were 150 people who were shot or drowned during this attack.

“The gunmen deliberately shot a fisherman who tried to rescue the villagers who were drowning. Most people, mostly women and children, ran to the river in panic. They were chased by gunmen who continued to fire at them,” said Modu Balumi, a resident of Kukuwa-Gari.

“In a desperate attempt to escape, they jumped into the overflowing river, "said Bukar Tijjani, another inhabitant of Kukuwa-Gari.

Sources on site indicated that many bodies were found by villagers several kilometers from the village.

Fundamentalists had sabotaged phone facilities located in the village located, 50 km from Damaturu, capital of Yobe.

At Awonori, a village of Borno State near Damasak and the border with Niger, dozens of heavily armed men were also raided. Local chefs disclosed that members of Boko Haram had killed at least seven people and in their flight, stole food and livestock.

According to Muhammadu Modu Wan-Wan, head of the fishermen's union, "the armed men who arrived aboard pickup trucks and motorcycles, around 7 am, besieged the village and opened fire on the people who were in the process of taking their breakfast before going to their farms. Immediately the assailants left, people returned to their homes.”

"People did not have enough to feed their family, that is why they took the risk of returning to their villages to work in their farms when the rainy season started," he concluded.