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Boko Haram Kills 15 Villagers In Nigerian City
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Boko Haram fighters have killed 15 villagers near Maiduguri, the city which is the epicentre of the extremist group's six-year insurgency and where President Goodluck Jonathan is to launch his re-election campaign on Saturday.
The killings near the embattled city took place Friday, eve of the president's visit, security sources and residents said.
"The terrorists attacked Kambari village which is less than five kilometres to Maiduguri around 5:00 am.
"They killed 15 people and set the entire hamlet ablaze," said a security source who requested anonymity.
"After fruitless efforts to enter Maiduguri through Konduga without success, the terrorists took a different route and attacked Kambari," he said.
'Shot my children'
A woman from the village who simply gave her name as Kyallu said four of her children were among the dead.
"They killed four of my grown-up children when they attacked our village about the time for the morning prayers," Kyallu, who is now in Maiduguri, told AFP.
"They shot my children dead without any prompting. I had to leave the village with my grandchildren because we have lost our houses," she said.
"The insurgents also killed our village head.
"In fact, I counted 15 dead bodies," she said.
Maiduguri and its environs in the volatile northeast have been repeatedly attacked by the extremists who began their deadly insurgency in 2009.
Source: Times Of Oman
The killings near the embattled city took place Friday, eve of the president's visit, security sources and residents said.
"The terrorists attacked Kambari village which is less than five kilometres to Maiduguri around 5:00 am.
"They killed 15 people and set the entire hamlet ablaze," said a security source who requested anonymity.
"After fruitless efforts to enter Maiduguri through Konduga without success, the terrorists took a different route and attacked Kambari," he said.
'Shot my children'
A woman from the village who simply gave her name as Kyallu said four of her children were among the dead.
"They killed four of my grown-up children when they attacked our village about the time for the morning prayers," Kyallu, who is now in Maiduguri, told AFP.
"They shot my children dead without any prompting. I had to leave the village with my grandchildren because we have lost our houses," she said.
"The insurgents also killed our village head.
"In fact, I counted 15 dead bodies," she said.
Maiduguri and its environs in the volatile northeast have been repeatedly attacked by the extremists who began their deadly insurgency in 2009.
Source: Times Of Oman
