One month after the declaration of emergency rule to fight insurgency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, violence has erupted again, as gunmen suspected to be members of Islamist terrorist sect attacked four communities of Hwa’a, Kunde, Gathahure and Gjigga of Gwoza Hills settlements, torching four churches with Improvised Explosives Devices,IEDS, and petro-bombs Thursday afternoon.

According to Tada Garuta, a resident of Kunde, the gunmen climbed the hills on foot with explosives and petro-bombs, and chanted God is great, in Arabic, before setting four local churches ablaze. Thereafter, they ransacked and emptied their bans of grains along with some livestocks. Gathahure and Hwa’a communities were also affected.

The attacked communities are located in Gwoza council area of Borno state of Mandara Hills, and 151 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the state capital.

Two churches at Hrazah and Hembe,hilly communities were also torched by the gunmen in April this year with the killing of two residents.

Garuta also told newsmen in Maiduguri, Bama road Motor Park yesterday that after torching another church in Hwa’a community, the gunmen also killed Rev. Jacob Kwiza (rtd) of Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), while picking mangoes at his father’s orchard on the hills settlement of Hwa’a.

He said: “as the gunmen threw some explosives at our church, they forced the retired Reverend to renounce Christianity and be converted to Islam, but Rev. Jacob defied the gunmen’s threats of being killed, as he insisted on being a Christian among his people on the hills of Hwa’a. They slit his throat with sharp objects; and we started to flee for safety, as we don’t know the next targets of these gunmen.”

He said because of fears and terrorizing around Hwa’a’s community, none of the residents came to pick the body of the slain Reverend for burial and prayers.

Lamenting on the continued fears of hills dwellers, Garuta said: “after the church at Hrazah was also torched by the gunmen, the people had to flee.”

He said they have now relocated to Ngoshe Ndahang, 10 kilometres east of Limankara, a border village with Cameroon and Adamawa state.

It was also disclosed by Garuta that the district heads of Kurana Bassa and Damboa were also killed by gunmen, adding that when the principal (name withheld) of Government Day Secondary School; Izge was travelling on his motorcycle to the school on Thursday, he was trailed and shot dead by unknown gunmen.

He said: “the district head of Kurana Bassa was trailed by gunmen in a Golf Volkswagen vehicle, before he was shot dead at Mbamba village of Gwoza council area of the state.”

Speaking on infiltration of fleeing Boko Haram gunmen into the neighbouring towns of Gwoza, Damboa, Chibok and other communities yesterday, a top military officer of the Special Operation Force said that the gunmen must have fled from their demobilized camps of Sambisa Games Reserve Forests.

He said: “all the attacked towns and communities where churches and local residents were recently burnt and killed by the suspected Boko Haram gunmen are located at the peripheral of the Borno Forests, which had been reclaimed and taken over by the soldiers since the commencement of our operations here in this state.”
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Buhari must be smiling with this development. His boys are still around and doing what he loves them to do. Uselss fools.

kaorama: Buhari must be smiling with this development. His boys are still around and doing what he loves them to do. Uselss fools.

seconded

What has Buhari got to do with this? You guys are unbelievable.

AbdH: What has Buhari got to do with this? You guys are unbelievable.

ntg jus that we knw he wil b sipin his alamo by now

AbdH: What has Buhari got to do with this? You guys are unbelievable.

Those guys are pathetic...

No comments!!

AbdH: What has Buhari got to do with this? You guys are unbelievable.

The samething he does everyday,trying to wipe out the whole Nigerian population.The boko, the boko and Buhari......

The blood of the christians shed is crying for vengeance far more than the blood of Abel.

The Church strives in the midst of persecution.

The Just shall live by faith

unbelievable

boko haram are not the first to persecute christians, the ancient Jews started it, then saul and emperor nero etc.
that is how christianity grows - persecution.
you kill some, their number multiplies! till the emperor gets to believe!
history shows this.
they are promiting what they are trying to cover

boko is a pdp thing.stop confusing people. lapdogs

jjcbuthot:

Those guys are pathetic...

What more can better qualify their situation?

chaloner: ntg jus that we knw he wil b sipin his alamo by now

.....alamo indeed.

That Reverend was savagely killed for being a Christian, but some Muslims on Nairaland will claim that Christians are the real bigots.

When I read stories like this, I just wonder why the governor cant help these communities and empower some able bodied people amongst them to serve as vigilante? For goodness sake, these governors receive hefty security votes which they'r not accountable for. Why cant the governor use part of this security vote for this purpose since we all know the JTF cannot be everywhere?

kaorama: Buhari must be smiling with this development. His boys are still around and doing what he loves them to do. Uselss fools.

Wow!!! Your father must be very proud of you!!

But Why

In as much as I condemn dis killing I think GEJ shud immediately suspend the state of Emergency and allow the Amnesty comitee to dialogue wit the Boko Haram.
I wil also want GEJ to appologise to the Northern Elders and seek there support to end dis killings and Bombing.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam don't encourage insurgency, bombing and killings. Boko Haram are not muslims, about 90% of Boko Haram are from the SE, SS and SW. Allah wil expose dem very soon.

franchizy: In as much as I condemn dis killing I think GEJ shud immediately suspend the state of Emergency and allow the Amnesty comitee to dialogue wit the Boko Haram.
I wil also want GEJ to appologise to the Northern Elders and seek there support to end dis killings and Bombing.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam don't encourage insurgency, bombing and killings. Boko Haram are not muslims, about 90% of Boko Haram are from the SE, SS and SW. Allah wil expose dem very soon.

You need to see a shrink

franchizy: In as much as I condemn dis killing I think GEJ shud immediately suspend the state of Emergency and allow the Amnesty comitee to dialogue wit the Boko Haram.
I wil also want GEJ to appologise to the Northern Elders and seek there support to end dis killings and Bombing.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam don't encourage insurgency, bombing and killings. Boko Haram are not muslims, about 90% of Boko Haram are from the SE, SS and SW. Allah wil expose dem very soon.

Boko Haram spokesman!

kaorama: Buhari must be smiling with this development. His boys are still around and doing what he loves them to do. Uselss fools.

is buhari and his boys ever goin to escape the wrath of God NO

@ Franchizy,with people like you still roaming alive,the world remain unsafe.

Abu Mikey: But Why

because Nairaland is owned by Oluwaseun osewa

franchizy: In as much as I condemn dis killing I think GEJ shud immediately suspend the state of Emergency and allow the Amnesty comitee to dialogue wit the Boko Haram.
I wil also want GEJ to appologise to the Northern Elders and seek there support to end dis killings and Bombing.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam don't encourage insurgency, bombing and killings. Boko Haram are not muslims, about 90% of Boko Haram are from the SE, SS and SW. Allah wil expose dem very soon.

Pls just locate any jtf station close to you, they can handle and solve ur problem for u

franchizy: In as much as I condemn dis killing I think GEJ shud immediately suspend the state of Emergency and allow the Amnesty comitee to dialogue wit the Boko Haram.
I wil also want GEJ to appologise to the Northern Elders and seek there support to end dis killings and Bombing.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam don't encourage insurgency, bombing and killings. Boko Haram are not muslims, about 90% of Boko Haram are from the SE, SS and SW. Allah wil expose dem very soon.

What did you smoke guy? The effect must be very strong on you. Pls next time, read the label before smoking. @the topic, God will surely deliver His people. Keep killing xtians and bombing churches, God will expose you all. #how can you force someone to be a muslim? I thought there is freedom of worship? God forbid bad thing#

Oh! God my Lord! Pls touch the heart of my two aunts who are muslims so that they may once again see light and leave the realm of darkness call religion of piss.

Are these dirty cows not delusional to be killing for a presumeable supreme being?