MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Suspected Islamist insurgents dressed in military uniforms set up checkpoints in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast, killing an unclear number of people and burning dozens of buildings, residents and authorities said Wednesday.

The attack on Tuesday evening in the Benishiek community in Borno state saw suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram invade the area, attacking residents and motorists.


One of the burnt school buildings in Maiduguri

A Borno state government official said at least five local residents were killed in addition to an unclear number of motorists travelling through the area, while about 50 buildings housing shops and homes were burnt.

“Based on the information at hand, only five residents of the area were killed,” said Garba Ngamdu, an adviser to the state governor.

“A large chunk of the victims were motorists travelling on the highway, although we do not have a tentative figure yet.”

An army spokesman confirmed the attack and said a number of residents and tanker drivers had been killed, but declined to provide further details.

Residents recounted seeing bodies along the roadside and said the attackers were singling out those from Borno state.

The reason why was not immediately clear, but Boko Haram members have repeatedly carried out revenge attacks against residents over the emergence of vigilante groups that have formed to assist the military.

“The militants arrived in military vans and uniforms around 6:00 pm (1700 GMT),” Mallam Isa Manu, a motorist who escaped unhurt, told journalists in the Borno state capital Maiduguri.

“They set up checkpoints on the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway and ordered motorists to park and identify themselves.”

Benishiek was also the scene of clashes on September 8 between suspected Boko Haram gunmen and vigilantes.

Five Islamists and 13 vigilantes were reported to have been killed.

A military offensive launched in May aiming to end Boko Haram’s four-year insurgency appears to have pushed the extremists outside of major cities and into more remote areas, where attacks have been occurring.

Separately on Wednesday, the military claimed a strike on a Boko Haram camp in the northeast last week left about 150 Islamists and 16 soldiers dead, amid reports of dozens of troops killed.

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Sad Sad Sad

God help us!

Would this people ever stop?

I see no change

Buhara boys at work. Could this be a reward for what their fathers did to the Biafrans?

Last time I checked,the government assured us that the Army has contain the Boko Haram insurgents. Now this! Are we ever safe in this country? Can we believe government assurance of safety anymore,when they themselves are not safe?

Inallilah wainah ilehin rojihuna. So painful.

zonaking: I see no change

u see no changes but things will neva be dsame

I think GEJ should evolve the state of emergency and declare full war. Give soldiers oppourtunity to shoot to kill. This animals are going wild and must be met with wild and scaring lion.

luks lyk dis boko boys ar more than d armys population

A Sovereign National Conference is d solution 2 Nigeria's problems............earlier d better

Where is shekau?

pheee dddee pheee yeeeeh we are winning the war of .......insurgent
nahhh ebele jolathern talk hammm.

Why borno state? Thus is dangerous, and northern governors are busy fighting for 2015 presidency.

ichidodo: Where is shekau?

Obviously, he is dead, if not he should have come out to dispatch the Nigerian millitary's death claim about him

As for the other bokoharam members, they are fighting a lost war, at the end of the day, they have more members dead, no amnesty, no freedom, they turn cannibals, and they will eventually go down, and forgotten.

R.I.P to the dead soldiers, jtf members, vigillante groups, and innocent citizens!

They just wanna terrorize us. But it ain't gonna work. We'll glush em out.

Seems there is no ending to this crisis until when Anti-Jonathan return to Aso-rock

u will regret this

FOLYKAZE: I think GEJ should evolve the state of emergency and declare full war. Give soldiers oppourtunity to shoot to kill. This animals are going wild and must be met with wild and scaring lion.

If only you could spell better,by the way, Gej have given shoot at sight long time ago, the fact is the guy is clueless.

Stegomiah:
MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Suspected Islamist insurgents dressed in military uniforms set up checkpoints in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast, killing an unclear number of people and burning dozens of buildings, residents and authorities said Wednesday.

Say what you like, we have BH in the Army.

How many time is this news going to make frontpage?

13Volt.....your men no dey camp again?? sey bi u say Shekarau than die

May Allah deliver awa northern broda 4rm the terror of boko haram

Na wa o.

nijanigga:
If only you could spell better,by the way, Gej have given shoot at sight long time ago, the fact is the guy is clueless.

And u think u are more intelligent than him? Sometimes i shake my head wen i see clueless pple calling GEJ names Get a life dude

This Boko Haram menace is really a thorn in the flesh.

Thouth Boko Haram got eradicated?

Always

Bokoharam, bokoharam and bokoharam, how many times did i call you,pls spare the creatures of God,they are weeping and clamouring for safety, why not at least allow this innocent men and women have a rest of mind atleast one day.honostly if ZIK were to be alife.he wud have died of heart attack.