29 killed in Borno Village by Boko Haram Insurgents
A House of Representatives member representing Hawul and Askira-Uba constituency of Borno state, Hon. Jubrin Satumari today confirmed insurgency attack on Dille and its surrounding village in Askira-Uba local government area of the troubled Northeastern Nigeria state on Monday where 29 persons were killed.
Satumari, who spoke to journalists in Maiduguri on phone, said: "It was really a sad day for me to learn that there were renewed attacks in my constituency, some parts of Borno state and the north east in general by the barbaric acts of the insurgents. People are being killed in cold blood, churches, mosques, shops and residential houses were destroyed, it is very unfortunate. I pray God to grant eternal rest for the souls of those killed by insurgents and quick recovery for the injured ones".
The member of parliament (MP), who lamented the Monday's on Dille and its environs, described recent attacks on his hometown Dille as callous, barbaric and unjustifiable but however called on security agencies in the troubled state to step up surveillance and equally asked the people of the area to remain very vigilant about happenings in their areas and report any suspicious persons or movements to the nearest security point or jurisdiction.
"I am much worried over the spate of killings by suspected insurgents in my constituency. I have pleaded to security authorities, particularly military to deploy troops to most of the affected villages to safeguard my people's lives and property, but all my cries failed on deaf ears as there are no security presence in my constituency yet, but I still want to assure my people that we are doing everything possible to see that military troops are deployed immediately", Satumari said.
A member of one of the attacked communities, Paul Ibrahim who claimed he escaped been killed by the insurgents luckily, revealed that the incident took place at about 1pm on Monday when the terrorists who came in large numbers and armed with AK47 rifles and petrol bombs stormed Dille and killed 29 persons and burnt down houses.
Dille, a village in Southern part of troubled Borno state. is a predominantly christian community and had witnessed series of deadly insurgency attacks in recent times.
It would be recalled that on July 14th, 2014, suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded the same village where they killed 14 residents, after which, they burnt down three churches including Church of Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) which has the highest number of worshippers in the area.
Also last week, another group of insurgents laid siege on Kopa Mai Kadir and Yazza villages of Askira Uba and killed 15 people before sacking the whole communities.
In the Monday attack, Ishaq told our correspondent on phone that the insurgents invaded Dille with sophisticated weapons in a convoy of 5 Hilux vehicles and motorcycles and wreaked havoc on even surrounding communities.
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