Boko Haram raids Adamawa communities •Catholic churches, school, health centre set ablaze

News Express |27th Feb 2014 | 6,986
Boko Haram raids Adamawa communities •Catholic churches, school, health centre set ablaze

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, last night, attacked some communities in Adamawa State, Channels TV has reported. It named the attacked communities to include Kirchinga district, Michika, Shuwari and Shuwa.

Channels said: “The attack was the second in the week, following an attack on a Federal Government College in Yobe State, which led to the death of over 20 students and the destruction of the school.

“In Adamawa, witnesses disclosed that the suspected terrorists gained access to Kirchinga district through the Sambisa forest and killed several settlers in Shuwari and Shuwa communities of Madagali Local Government Areas before attacking shops, residential houses and the First bank in Michika town.

“Three Catholic churches were set ablaze as well as a primary school in Shuwari town.

Apart from the three catholic churches burnt by the insurgents, the Saint Joseph Minor Seminary, Shuwa was also set ablaze as the catholic priest and students of the school ran for their safety.

“The insurgents also destroyed the maternity health centre in Shuwa after taking away medical equipment of the hospital.”

An eyewitness was quoted as saying: “Several cars and motor cycles were seized from people as innocent ones were killed while houses and shops were destroyed as well as confiscation of food items during the attack on the communities.”

Security officials are yet to confirm the incident but witnesses said military aircraft is presently hovering around the areas attacked by the hoodlums as several inhabitants are scattered in the bush, the report said.

Photo shows a group of terrorists.

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