News of the attack is just being
heard because the men destroyed the telecommunications mast in the villages
during the attacks.
Reports say the men dressed as
military personnel deceived the villagers that they came to protect them, only
to gather them together and began to shoot them. Some of the villagers who
tried to run into the bush for safety were pursued and killed by the sect men
who came in terrain vehicles and motorbikes and armed with Kalashnikov assault
weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. According to Hon. Peter Bive, the House
of Reps member for the area at the National Assembly who spoke with AFP, he
said the attacks on the villages were left many dead.
“There were deadly attacks on these
villages by Boko Haram insurgents who killed a large number of people and
destroyed homes. We are still trying to compile a toll of the dead as people on
the ground are still counting the number of casualties.” he said. He also
stated that the sect men have been daring enough in their actions as they have
foisted their flags in 7 villages in the region indicating that those areas are
now in their control
"Boko Haram have hoisted their flags in at least seven
villages in the area which they now claim to be under their control,” he said.
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