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| Boko Haram warned before attacking Ganye prison- residents |
| 2013-03-24 |
| [PREMIUMTIMESNG] Residents of Ganye in Adamawa State say the 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... hard boyz warned residents before Friday's attack on the prison in the town. Several prisoners were reportedly freed on Friday evening when gunnies, believed to be members of the sect, attacked Ganye Prison. Prison and police officials are yet to give official figures of the escaped prisoners and inmates although some residents of the area say the prison had about 170 inmates. The gunnies also attacked a cop shoppe and a branch of First Bank in the town. A resident said the Boko Haram had earlier warned residents to steer clear of the area. "There were rumours earlier on Friday that Boko Haram sent message that they will raid the prison and free their members who are in captivity there," the source said. He added that no one took the matter seriously until around 4 p.m. when "we started hearing sporadic gunshots in town," he said. The resident who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons also said there were rumours being circulated among residents via cell phones that a prominent politician based in the town may have been hit during the attack "This remains a rumour until tomorrow because as I speak with you now, everyone is inside their houses, so no one can tell you for sure what the reality of the situation," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |