'Massive' numbers killed by gunmen in latest Nigeria attack, senator tells BBC

[muriel_volestrangler]

A Nigerian senator has told the BBC that "massive" numbers of civilians were killed by armed men who attacked their village in Borno state on Wednesday, although he did not have the precise figure.

"The number of people killed actually is very massive but we don't know the exact number, because I rely on the information from the chairman of the local government and the locals there," said Nigerian lawmaker Mohammed Ali Ndume of the attack in the remote village of Ngoshe.

Ngoshe is a mainly Muslim community and the attack reportedly took place in the evening, while many people were breaking their Ramadan fast.
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Local media report that suspected Islamist militants abducted more than 100 women and children during the attack - also targeting a nearby military base and camp for displaced people, killing several soldiers and civilians, including the village's chief cleric and some community elders.

Senator Ndume told BBC Hausa the suspected militants had seized control of the village for two days before being forced out by the military, which used air strikes as well as ground troops to dislodge them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d69z3p9g2o

Nigerian media:

A yet-to-be-identified terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area, where scores of soldiers and civilians were reportedly killed and more than 300 residents abducted on Wednesday night.

The assailants reportedly stormed the community, set a military base ablaze, fired indiscriminately and burned homes and shops during the coordinated assault.

In a video obtained on Friday morning, the group—comprising five armed men—claimed they had taken control of the community and vowed to celebrate the upcoming Eid-el-Fitr in the town’s central mosque.

Speaking in Hausa on behalf of the group, one of the men declared that the attackers had “conquered” the community and intended to incorporate it into their territory.

https://guardian.ng/news/ngoshe-massacre-terror-group-claims-responsibility/

[applegrove]

1. I wonder where these monsters get their guns from.

The supplier who arms murderous men should be publicly shamed and sued.