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Hundreds Fleeing Homes As B'Haram Attacks Lassa
[SAHARAREPORTERS] Hundreds of civilians have fled their homes as suspected Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...forces of Evil are currently attacking Lassa town in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, local vigilantes and resident sources have said. The murderous Moslems stormed the town of Lassa through Dille axiz at about 6pm on Friday evening, shooting sporadically and set houses ablaze. According to a resident, Britus Apagu, hundreds of people had fled into bushes for safety. He said, "They came through Dille Road and engaged military there while others came from another axis shooting all angles. "We are helpless now, as I am speaking to you we are in the bush, heavy gunshots are going on." Vigilante source disclosed that many houses are being set on fire. "They stormed Lassa m, shooting in two directions, one group engaged troops with RPGs and heavy weapons, they came on military vehicles and cycle of violences. "I could sight flame inside the town, many houses are on fire," a vigilante source said. Related: Boko Haram: 2019-11-24 Car bomb explosion kills 10 in Syrian border town Boko Haram: 2019-11-16 Defying Trump, UN renews mandate of Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA until 2023 Boko Haram: 2019-11-16 Boko Haram, Collaborators Hibernating In FCT, Other Cities — Report Related: Borno: 2019-11-24 Car bomb explosion kills 10 in Syrian border town Borno: 2019-11-16 NAF jets neutralise fleeing Boko Haram insurgents in Borno Borno: 2019-11-06 Nigerian police free 259 people from Islamic institution Related: Lassa town: 2017-02-21 Boko Haram ‘attacks Borno village, kills 3’ Lassa town: 2013-02-20 Gunmen torch police station, kill inspector, two others Posted by: Fred 2019-11-30 |
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