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Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed 56
villagers in a remote area, the governor of Borno
State of the region said, as the government warned
that the extremists are trying to extend their
violent campaign.
Gov. Kashim Shettima confirmed the attack in
Baanu village during a meeting with the parents of
the 219 girls abducted from a school in the region
by the extremists last year. Thursday marked 500
days of captivity of the girls from a school in
Chibok.
“I want us all to understand that the Boko Haram
crisis is a calamity that has befallen us, as the
insurgents do not discriminate whether
somebody is Christian or Muslim, neither do
they have any tribal sympathy or affiliations.
Just yesterday they killed 56 people in Baanu
village of Nganzai local government, as I am
speaking to you their corpses are still littered on
the street of the village because virtually
everyone in the village had to run for their
lives”.
He did not provide further details of the attack.
Fleeing residents of Baanu village said they were
attacked by Boko Haram 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 farmer
Mustapha Alibe.
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