MAIDUGURI, Borno State – E no go better for this Borno State as Jihadists don unleash wahala again. Last Friday night, dem storm Darul Jamal wey dey close to Nigeria-Cameroon border, carry at least 63 lives go meet their maker. Governor Babagana Zulum wey dey waka towards the scene no fit hide him shock, as five soldiers join the long list of victims. This one serious o!
According to Zulum, the community just come back from displace camp not long ago. Na so dem go just settle down begin dey live normal life before wahala show up again. “As e stand now, we don confirm say 63 people don die, including civilians and soldiers,” him talk as tears for him eyes. (This kind thing no suppose happen, my guy).
Jihadist violence don dey reduce small since Boko Haram peak time of 2013-2015, but na so dem come back with full force. This includes another group wey call demself Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), wey still dey launch attacks for rural areas. Governor Zulum no dey happy at all, him talk say the Nigerian army no get enough people to handle this kind serious matter. Dem also don form new squad wey dem call Forest Guards to help them out.
Some eye-witnesses wey manage to escape from the attack talk say around 8:30 pm, dozens of fighters come rolling in with motorbikes, dey fire guns and dey burn houses. “Dem come shouting, shooting everyone wey dem see,” Malam Bukar, one of the survivors, tell AFP. (Na so life be for this area, clean and clear). When dem come back the next day, bodies dey everywhere like say na market.
Earlier, civilian militia commander Babagana Ibrahim don talk say at least 55 people don die, while one NGO worker wey no wan show him name talk say 64 people don chop hot chop. As for the army and air force, dem no even respond to the request for comment – this one na wah o!
However, according to wetin air force release to local media, dem don kill 30 ‘terrorists’ wey engage their ground troops during the fight. Many of the victims na families wey just return from Government Secondary School displacement camp wey close down earlier this year. Hajja Fati, one mother of five wey lose him brother for the attack, talk say, “The government tell us we go dey safe here. Now, we dey bury our people again.”
The area sabi say na Boko Haram commander, Ali Ngulde, dey control the zone. E don lead plenty of such attacks since the insurgency begin way back for 2009. Since then, over 40,000 lives don perish, and over two million people don run from their homes. ISWAP wey split from Boko Haram for 2016 dey use drones and night attacks to take score points against the Nigerian army.
The return of these attacks don come when neighbouring Niger don pull out their support from military task force wey suppose help Nigeria. Plus, the army don dey stretch thin with different banditry wahala for the northwest. The economic downturn wey dey happen under President Bola Tinubu dey add more pressure on rural areas, making people rebel against the government. Na so we dey talk am, wahala no dey finish for this side, as hope dey fade for the innocent ones.
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