BOKO HARAM KILLED OVER 100 PEOPLE, ATTACKED SCHOOLS AND KIDNAPPED TEENAGE GIRLS WITHOUT TRACE

According to one Ibrahim, “We saw so many vehicles coming, the soldiers exchanged fire with them. But they (soldiers) later fled after they were overpowered by the gunmen. The Civilian JTF men were also overpowered and we were left at the mercy of the assailants.”

Over 100 people were killed and more than 50 teenage girls were kidnapped by gun men (suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect) in Konduga on Tuesday. Konduga is a town along Maiduguri-Bama Road which is about 40 kilometres away from the state capital, Maiduguri, Borno State.

The invaders who came in very large number operated for almost four hours, touching virtually every building in the town. They were dressed in military camouflage with veiled turban which differentiated them from regular soldiers. They stormed the peaceful town at about 4pm in over 40 Toyota Hilux vehicles. They were armed with sophisticated weapons including rocket propelled grenades (RPGS), assault rifles and explosive devices.

The soldiers and volunteer youth vigilance group that tried to repel them fled when they were overpowered with highly sophisticated weapons. The people were left unprotected as the gun men took strategic locations shooting sporadically and throwing explosives to destroy houses. Women and children were also killed. Shops and market were burnt. Hospitals, schools and homes were raided, capturing teenage girls, medical doctors and carted away drugs and medical equipment.

Those who survived the incident are residents who narrowly escaped death. Among the places attacked was the Government Girls’ Secondary School and Ashigar School of Business and Administrative Studies where most of the girls were kidnapped and driven away without trace.