The Islamic sect men struck again yesterday
March 2nd in Borno state in Mafa Local
Government area, a border community
between chad and cameroon, killing scores of
people.
According to residents in the area, the men
came into Mafa town using Hilux Toyota vans
armed with AK47 rifles, Improvised Explosive
Devices ( IED's ), Rocket Propelled Launchers,
petrol bombs and opened fire on residents
who were asleep, which led to many people
being killed, several injured, and property
worth millions of naira destroyed. The gunmen
are reported to have had a field day in Mafa
having overpowered the military personnel
stationed in the Village.
The Borno state Police Commissioner, Lawal
Tanko, has confirmed the incident but says he
has no exact number of casualties. More than
200 people have died in the siege the sect
men have laid in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa
states in the past one week.
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