Haram in the past few days in the Northern part of the country. They are going
to homes, highways and just killing people.
Just yesterday 142 bodies were discovered and evacuated from the highway
and surrounding bushes in Borno state by officials of the Borno State
Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA) after travelers were ambushed,
removed from their cars and killed on the Maiduguri/Damaturu highway on
Tuesday Sept 17th by Boko Haram members who dressed up as soldiers and
set up checkpoints.
The officials said they believe there are more bodies they are yet to find but
plan to keep searching.
The gunmen, said to be over 300 in number, also stormed Benisheikh town in
Borno state on Wednesday, killing civilians, soldiers, policemen and setting
houses, cars and motor cycles ablaze.
The military post in the area and the local government secretariat were also
attacked with rocket-propelled grenades.
The governor of the state promised people who lost loved ones or property
N250,000 each as compensation and promised to rebuild the destroyed town.
He described the attack as barbaric and un-Islamic.
The attack is believed to be in retaliation of a military strike on a Boko Haram
camp last week that left about 150 members dead. - Linda Ikeji.
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