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Boko Haram Attacks Niger. by EmmaOgbu(m): 7:06pm On Mar 02, 2015
Boko Haram gunmen attacked an island on the Niger side of
Lake Chad, with locals reporting heavy casualties among those
who fled but no official confirmation of the death toll.
A private radio station in Niger said that two people died in a
fire in the remote village on Sunday evening but one survivor
spoken to by AFP said the death toll was higher.
“A lot of people jumped into the lake to escape the attack. I
think that a lot of people drowned, in particular women and
children,” said one man, who escaped with his family in a boat.
Abubakar Gamandi, the head of the fishermen’s union in Borno
state, northeast Nigeria, said he received phone calls from
members telling him about the attack, which happened on
Sunday.
“No one knows how many people died in the attack but many
residents fell in the lake and are believed to have drowned,” he
said.
The attack began at about 7:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Sunday
the survivor and Gamandi said, both blaming the Islamist
group, which has been waging an insurgency in northeast
Nigeria since 2009.
“We had just finished evening prayers when the attackers
arrived in a speed boat. They started to fire on the village and
throw explosives at our houses,” said the man, who asked not
to be named.
Two humanitarian workers in the area confirmed the attack but
did not have more details, while a local lawmaker said that the
Niger army was not present in the area.
Gamandi said many of the people on the island came from
Baga and nearby Doron-Baga on the Nigerian side of Lake
Chad, in the far north of Borno state.
Boko Haram attacked the towns on January 3 and is feared to
have killed hundreds, if not more, in what could be the worst
massacre of the six-year conflict.
Thousands of residents fled as the rebels torched large parts of
the town. Last week, the Nigerian Army said they had
recaptured Baga and President Goodluck Jonathan visited to
meet troops.
Lake Chad is a strategic area where the borders of Cameroon,
Nigeria, Niger and Chad meet.
All four countries are involved in a regional fight-back against
the militants, which has seen the group strike out of its
northeast Nigerian stronghold to attack Chad and Niger.
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/boko-haram-attacks-niger/
Re: Boko Haram Attacks Niger. by hrykanu231(m): 7:27pm On Mar 02, 2015
Them no dey tire?
Re: Boko Haram Attacks Niger. by richol(m): 7:29pm On Mar 02, 2015
nd buhari's boy are gradually turning history...youth wing of apc

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