Metro 100 Dead as Boko Haram Takes Control Over Gwoza Town, Borno State

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Boko Haram insurgents struck North East Nigeria today, killing 100 and taking control of a major city, Sahara Reporters say.


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Two sources, including a high-level security official, have disclosed to SaharaReporters that heavily armed insurgents belonging to the extreme Islamist sect, Boko Haram, today descended on #Gwoza, a town in Borno State, killing at least 100 residents before seizing the town. Our sources said the attack began early at dawn, with Boko Haram easily taking over the town by the late morning (Nigerian time).

“The soldiers guarding us just went away as the militants advanced against our town,” a resident of the besieged town said in Kanuri. He added that the Islamist militants killed residents freely, adding that the casualties included the elderly, women, and children.

“If this continues, then all of us will soon be without a place to call home,” said the resident of Gwoza, adding that he and most residents who escaped the militants’ attack were now refugees.

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