According to reports, Boko Haram members launched a fresh attack on indigenes of Izghe, a Christian community
in Gwoza LGA of Borno State, killing 106 people
on Saturday February 15th.
According to eye witnesses, the men who came dressed in military attire,
chanted Allah is great as they slit the throats of the
people they came across and also fired gun shots at them. Some of the
victims were made to come out of their homes and were then killed in an
execution like manner.
Confirming the attack, Senator Ali Ndume who represents that
senatorial district in the National Assembly says 106 people were killed
including an old woman.
"106 people, including an
old woman, have been killed by the
attackers, suspected to be Boko Haram gunmen. Sixty of the dead have
been buried while the rest are awaiting burial,” he said.
