Residents flee as Boko Haram sacks communities in Borno
Admin l Tuesday, Jan. 08, 2019
KONDUGA, Borno, Nigeria – Hundreds of residents are now on the run following attack on three communities, Auno, Sajeri and Dala Lawanti, all in Konduga Local Government Area, in Borno by the Boko Haram terrorists.
They also killed three civilians, including an Islamic cleric. The insurgents attacked the communities between the hours of 6pm and 9:30pm on Monday, burning down scores of houses in the process.
Bukar Babagana, a resident of Sajeri, told SaharaReporters that the villagers fled their homes when the insurgents began shooting sporadically.
“They came around 9:20pm, shooting sporadically, so we ran into bush. When we returned this morning, our houses had been looted and set ablaze, and food items carted away. Three persons were killed. One Islamic cleric, Mallam Ali, was shot in the head, while two others were attacked with machetes.”
Another resident, Mohammad Abu, said “hundreds of people have fled to Ngomari airport area of Maiduguri to take refuge”.
Auno village is a community along the Maiduguri-Kano Highway, some 24 kilometres away from the epicentre of the insurgency.
