Boko Haram Militants Kill 56 Villagers In Nigeria
KABUL: (Middle East Press) At least 56 civilians were killed by Boko Haram Takfiri militants in a remote area in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, local officials said Monday.
On Sunday, Kashim Shettima, the governor of the restive state, confirmed the raid in Baanu village, during a meeting with the parents of the 219 girls kidnapped last year by the Takfiri militants from a school in the town of Chibok in Borno.
“Just yesterday, the (Boko Haram militants) killed 56 people in Baanu village of Nganzai local government [in Borno]. As I am speaking to you their corpses are still littered on the streets of the village because virtually everyone in the village had to run for their lives,” Shettima said.
However, he did not provide further details regarding the attack.
Meanwhile, residents fleeing Baanu village said they came under the Takfiri terrorists’ attack on Friday night.
“We returned back to the village in the morning after spending the night in the bush, we saw corpses in the streets of the village,” said a Baanu resident.
Boko Haram, whose name means ‘Western education is forbidden’, says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
