ICC Note: Boko Haram has attacked Borno state near Chibok town. The Chibok residents have expressed concerned and fear because they have been victims of Boko Haram radicals several times already in the past. Even though the village has now military presence, the Islamic terrorists have shown no respect or fear towards the military.
02/16/2017, Nigeria (The Guardian) – No fewer than 30 Boko Haram terrorists have killed an Islamic scholar and injured a teenage boy in Mifa village, Chibok Local Council of Borno State, a resident said yesterday in Maiduguri.
He said the attack occurred at 9.30 p.m. on Monday before soldiers were deployed to the village yesterday morning.Confirming the incident in Maiduguri, a military source said the insurgents entered the village through the south flank of Sambisa Forest, shooting sporadically to scare away the villagers before killing the Islamic scholar.
“Soldiers stationed in Chibok were quickly drafted and we were able to repel the attack and killed one of the terrorists,” the source said.
Residents of Chibok, who spoke with The Guardian yesterday on telephone, expressed fears that the community may be attacked again despite military’s presence in the area.
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