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Boko Haram burns 60 houses, kills many in fresh Adamawa attack
The recalcitrant Nigeria terrorist group, Boko Haram, is believed to have killed many in a fresh attack in Adamawa State that allegedly saw over 60 houses burnt down.
The attack reportedly started late Wednesday night and lasted till early hours of Thursday morning. It left the people of Ghumbili community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa in great mourning and sorrow.
According to the chairman of Madagali Local Government Council, Mr. Yusuf Muhammed, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, the attack lasted from 11pm Wednesday to 3am Thursday.
Muhammed explained that the insurgent group burnt over 60 houses.
He said, “They looted foodstuff, killed livestock and burnt the village completely.”
The chairman who could not give the exact figure of casualties in the attack, however told newsmen that many people died while several sustained diverse injuries.
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He added that those who escaped the attack had ran to Gulak, the headquarters of the council, where they are currently taking refuge.
Adamawa Police Command spokesman, Othman Abubakar, who also confirmed the attack, accepted that houses were destroyed but that nobody was killed.
Meanwhile, the executive chairman of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, Mr Haruna Furo, who like others confirmed destruction of several houses, however said that only one person was killed.
There has been increased attack in the North-east recently, a situation that had made Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to order the Army Chief, Tukur Buratai, to relocate to the region.
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