Panic in Borno state as Boko Haram kills 30

Boko Haram has continued to trouble the peace
within the northeast of Nigeria
– The latest attack by the jihadist has left about
30 people dead
Emerging reports suggests that about 30 people have
been killed following attacks by the insurgents in the
northeast.
Local sources reveal that Boko Haram militants came
on bikes and in vans, attacking two villages within
Borno state.
The Islamist-group first attacked Kachifa village on
the night of Friday, February 12, and killed eight
villagers.
They launched their second raid on the morning of
Saturday, February 13 against the nearby Yakshari
village, where they slaughtered 22 others.
Reports say that they claimed the lives of villagers by
"slitting their throats before emptying food stores
and taking away all the cattle."
According to an AFP statistical report, Boko Haram
terrorists have killed more than 1,650 people since
the inauguration of Nigerian President Muhammadu
Buhari in May 2015, and claimed the lives of over
17,000 people since the start of their insurgency in
Nigeria in 2009. They also forced over 2.6 million
others to flee their homes since then.
In their recent wave of terror acts in the volatile state,
Boko Haram killed at least 85 people in a single
village on January 30, and 58 more in a camp made
for displaced people on February 9.
Meanwhile, the army has expressed confidence in
the upcoming total defeat of the Boko Haram
insurgency, but admitted that peace would be hard to
achieve without support by Nigerians.
Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu, the general officer
commanding (GOC) of the 7th division of the Nigerian
army, said: "We are winning the war. We are bringing
the war to conclusion, very soon.
"We want everybody to help us to support the peace
that is emerging.
"The peace is more enduring and more gratifying for
us in Borno and other parts of the north-east of
Nigeria," the GOC said.