Terrorists attack Borno IDP, kill soldiers, abduct women, children

Some terrorists on Wednesday attacked a Military base and an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Ngoshe town, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing some soldiers and residents of the community.

The terrorists were also said to have abducted several residents, mostly women and children during the attack.

Confirming the incident, residents of the community said scores of armed men had invaded the village immediately after the Muslims broke their fast.

A member of the local security said the suspected terrorists overpowered troops deployed to the community and kidnapped about 100 women and children.

“The militants invaded a military base of the 82 Division TF Battalion. They also launched an assault on the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in the community,

“We cannot state the actual number of soldiers and civilians killed but nine bodies of soldiers have been recovered so far,” the source said.

Stating that the attackers burnt down armoured tanks and other operational vehicles belonging to the military, the source said they carted away with an unverified amount of ammunition.

Other sources who spoke on the incident said the terrorists killed the Chief Imam in Ngoshe and abducted several others.

“Residents have fled Ngoshe town to the adjoining town, Pulka. The attack is very devastating considering that refugees have begun to return from Cameroon.

“It’s not possible to carry out such an attack without information from within us. The Chief Imam was slaughtering a lot of 6and over 100 women and children abducted,’ he said.