No fewer than 100,000 people from Damasak town in Borno State fled into neighbouring Niger Republic on Wednesday following multiple attacks by Boko Haram fighters.

Government sources said at least 10 people were killed on Wednesday, many wounded and thousands of others wandering in the bush.

It was also learnt that hundreds of houses of the civilian population, their shops and government buildings including police divisional headquarters have been burnt to ashes by the invaders.

Wednesday’s attack on Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar LGA made it the sixth time in the last two weeks; and in the last four days, Nigerian ground troops supported by the air component have been battling for the control of the agrarian community.

There was no official statement from the military on the status of the town, which had hitherto survived nearly 11 years of intermittent onslaught by terrorists.

But credible sources said the terrorists finally hoisted their flags on Wednesday, and were still in the town at the time of filing this report.

Damasak, situated 188 kilometres from Maiduguri, is a strategic town in the northern part of Borno, bordering Niger Republic and other LGAs in the shores of Lake Chad.

The latest incursion was carried out less than 24 hours after a similar one on Tuesday.

During Tuesday’s attack, the terrorists were reportedly repelled by the troops but not after they inflicted serious damage on the town.

There was another attack on Saturday, April 10, during which 6 people including two women, a man and three soldiers were reportedly killed.

Witnesses said a fighter jet had also mistakenly dropped a bomb on a naming ceremony gathering, which led to the death of the newborn baby, its parents and some guests. Authorities have not yet confirmed this.

Some locals, security sources and government officials said during yesterday’s siege after they were chased away on Tuesday, the terrorists, firing from all directions of the town, forced distressed families to flee and also took the troops by surprise.

The fighters, who are loyal to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), reportedly drove in gun trucks in the afternoon while others rode in threes on motorcycles wielding Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs).

Completely confused, some of the residents headed for relatively safer villages in Nigeria and others crossed over to neighbouring towns in Niger Republic and adjoining villages.

Women, some of them pregnant and others carrying babies on their backs, with smaller children trailing them were reportedly the worst affected as they left their homes completely unprepared and trekked many kilometres in search of safety.

It was learnt that as the victims flee, the Nigerian troops redeployed to take charge in Damasak engaged the invading terrorists to no avail.


Our people under siege – Senator Kyari

Confirming the anguish in Damasak, the Senator representing Borno North in the National Assembly, Abubakar Kyari, told reporters that the town had been overrun by the insurgents who stormed the area around 1 pm.

Kyari, who led a delegation of members both from the national and state assemblies from the area to the Maiduguri Government House where they met with Governor Babagana Zulum behind-closed-doors, later told reporters that the terrorists were in Damasak.

“We are aware of the attack last night, they (Boko Haram) burnt several houses and some people lost their lives. Some people sustained bullet wounds and many properties set on fire.

“But most disturbing reports that we received this afternoon is that they are back in Damasak now, from about 1 pm and they are still there as of 1745hrs, so this is the latest reports. There is a brigade there but the town was sacked yesterday.

“The reports we received was that they have buried 10 people and 20 people have been wounded, so the people have fled the town.

“The people are desirous of staying in Damasak but because of the insecurity, some have fled to the bush and others to neighbouring Niger for safety but we came here to meet with the governor with all members of the House of Representatives.

“Our major concern is the safety and welfare of our people…We feel their pain, we feel their hardship and we want to give them the assurance that the government is up and doing.

Development in Damasak worrisome – NEDC

The Managing Director of North East Development Commission, Dr Mohammed Alkali, who also led another delegation and met with Governor Zulum expressed worry over the reports emerging from Damasak town.

“We are here over the sad incident that is happening in Damasak. Two days ago, Damasak was under attacked and today it is under attacks; so we came here to commiserate with the governor and our people. We want to see how we can come in and synergise to provide succour to the affected people.

“The military is doing well but they should enhance their activities so that we see things ending as quickly as possible,” he said.

Historic town in ruins

Daily Trust reports that hours after the devastating attacks on Damasak on Saturday, the United Nations condemned the development saying thousands of people would face serious humanitarian challenges.

During the attack, the terrorists destroyed the United Nations Hub housing all the workers of the international organisation.

It was meant to take support to the door-step of victims of Boko Haram insurgency, which has ravaged almost all the local government areas of Borno North in the last 11 years. Apart from the UN hub, the terrorists had destroyed the Norwegian Refugees Commission (NRC) facilities at Fulatari Ward.

They also ransacked the warehouse of the World Food Programme (WFP), which was filled with assorted food items.

They stole the drugs and other equipment at the general hospital in the town, in addition to taking away many vehicles belonging to all the humanitarian agencies in the town and set the rest on fire.

https://dailytrust.com/over-100000-flee-to-niger-republic-after-b-haram-attacks-borno-town

Well, the spokesperson(s) of the government will soon tell us that nobody fled to Niger Republic, but that they rather went to Niger for site seeing on where the railway the FG intends to construct towards their sister country will be located. I don't bother with news concerning that part of Nigeria cos no matter what they go through, their loyalty stands along religious and ethnic lines which the president represents perfectly. The goodnews is that they are on a tourist visa proudly sponsored by the terrorists they nurtured. They should enjoy their adventure.

this is becoming unbecoming.

Hnnmm

When the head is not correct, the whole body suffers,,, buhari is not correct, so Nigerians are suffering it but thank God am a Biafran

Where is PMB? Nigeria is in state of anarchy and economic hyper-crisis and we don't even know the whereabout of our president!
Is any one still having any doubt that Buhari was and is a mistake? He lacks the stamina, leadership skills, experience and intellectual capacity to lead a diverse country like Nigeria.

How do we get to this stage? We allowed ethnicity and religion to blind our sense of reasonings and now both wailers and zombies are feeling the heat. I am not a prophet of doom, but current realities indicates that things will get progressively worst. Nigerians should get ready for a devastating economic hurricane and security challenges that will shake both the rich and the poor. Inflation rate in Nigeria is now over 18%. Unemployment rate is above 33%..


https://www.nairaland.com/4939049/how-prepare-another-four-years

Some are leaving for Benin Republic, some are leaving for Niger


Why not split this Islamic Terrorists shithole let's all make the countries independent

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They didn't fled to Niger republic, they ran to Niger republic

They should remain there.

Them and Boko Haram, what is the difference?

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Boko haram una never tire?? and the most painful thing is that buhari dey london dey enjoy himself while his country is in trouble. Na God go judge our politicians

I hope they have their voters cards with them, 2023 is around the corner and their votes matter. Sai baba

They are all terrorist.

same way ESN will chase ndigbo out of south-east b4 2023

All this is from the angle of politics which has caused innocent people so much hardship with shorter life expectancy

Aaa007:
same way ESN will chase ndigbo out of south-east b4 2023

ndi ara

airminem:
All this is from the angle of politics which has caused innocent people so much hardship with shorter life expectancy

There is no politics anywhere,
The biggest problems are the likes of Pantami and Buhari who is sympathetic to jihadist

Aaa007:
same way ESN will chase ndigbo out of south-east b4 2023

Yea, chase them of "Nigeria south east" into Biafra

Focus it is....

StaffofOrayan:


There is no politics anywhere,
The biggest problems are the likes of Pantami and Buhari who is sympathetic to jihadist

... For sure that's not ruled out of the situation

StaffofOrayan:


There is no politics anywhere,
The biggest problems are the likes of Pantami and Buhari who is sympathetic to jihadist

Buhari is not sympathetic to jihadists


He is a jihadist

These useless and unproductive states are the ones taking all the money we should have used to develop as a country. How can we continue to fund and subsidize states that have chosen to belong to the stone age while we become poorer in the process?!

The earlier we either dash these useless states to Niger and Chad or abandon Nigeria for them, the better for us as Southerners.

The billions of dollars we have wasted in the name of fighting insecurity is enough to make us develop. Southerners should think critically and cut these guys loose!!

Tinubu should go and share rice to them in Niger republic so that they can come back to vote him in 2023.

"Women, some of them pregnant and others carrying babies on their backs, with smaller children"


Mehm this people still dey bleep and born pikin for that insurgence ravaged NorthEast zone like nothing dey happen

NigeriaIsZOO:
These useless and unproductive states are the ones taking all the money we should have used to develop as a country. How can we continue to fund and subsidize states that have chosen to belong to the stone age while we become poorer in the process?!

The earlier we either dash these useless states to Niger and Chad or abandon Nigeria for them, the better for us as Southerners.

The billions of dollars we have wasted in the name of fighting insecurity is enough to make us develop. Southerners should think critically and cut these guys loose!!

Which southerners

airminem:
"Women, some of them pregnant and others carrying babies on their backs, with smaller children"


Mehm this people still dey bleep and born pikin for that insurgence ravaged NorthEast zone like nothing dey happen

make them no bleep again?

airminem:
"Women, some of them pregnant and others carrying babies on their backs, with smaller children"


Mehm this people still dey bleep and born pikin for that insurgence ravaged NorthEast zone like nothing dey happen

make them no bleep again?

They better flee from Islam as whole or else Islam and Mus.lims are evil

Euba:


make them no bleep again?

make them no bleep again?

Oga make dem no bleep ooo. How their body take dey move self to bleep

airminem:


Oga make dem no bleep ooo. How their body take dey move self to bleep

after running helter skelter.. na only bleeping go ease their stress o. free them abeg

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Terrorist fighting terrorists, .
According to spokesperson of terrorists ,killings happen all the time. So it don't concern me

Aaa007:
same way ESN will chase ndigbo out of south-east b4 2023

The same way Kanu will chase Igbos to Cameroon and Ambazonia. .He once said he will chase Yorubas to Niger Republic..