Boko Haram News Update in Nigeria
Boko Haram Attacked Christians, Burnts 100 Churches At Nigerian-Cameroon Border
January 14, 2014 –Boko Haram Attacked Christians, Burnts 100 Churches At Nigerian-Cameroon Border
At least 8 people have died in a new attack on villages in the southern part of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The attackers were also said to have burnt many churches
Residents said some suspected Boko Haram member attacked Sabon Gari village in Hambagtha and Jaji wards of Gwoza Local Government Area on Thursday, killing eight villagers while the attackers set ablaze about 100 churches in the area. The churches destroyed, according to witnesses are located in communities around the Nigerian-Cameroon border. These include Arbako, Barawa, Chikide, Ngoshe, Pulka, Kirawa, Kwatara, Hirdembeh, Chinene and Kundeh in Gwoza Local Government Area. Gwoza, a border town is about135 kilometres South-East of Maiduguri.
A member of the House of Representatives, Peter Biye Gumtha, representing Gwoza/Chibok/Damboa confirmed the incident, adding that the village attacks were launched by eight insurgents. He said eight people were killed while 16 others were injured.
“What is happening in my constituency is very unfortunate and frightening. People are being killed by terrorists on a daily basis, Churches are being burnt, and if people like me who is also a member of the House Committee on Army, alerted military authorities based on intelligence reports that my village would be under attack by terrorists, and nothing was done to secure the area, then it is unfortunate, because the ordinary people that live in volatile areas are no longer safe and protected by our security outfits.
“As I am talking to you now, I have spent over two years without going to see my people and the electorate because I am no longer safe. All my projects which were aimed at alleviating the economic hardship of my people have been destroyed. There was a time I sent my contractors to construct a health centre in Gwoza town, a day after, they commenced constructing the foundation, some Boko Haram elements went to the project site, destroyed and buried everything,” he stated.
He said apart from churches torched by the insurgents, many primary schools and other public buildings in his constituency, were also burnt.
“Even my country home, located on the Bama-Gwoza Road was torched in the early hours of last Thursday. The gunmen also took away over 70 sheep and goats, after destroying 90, 000 packets of chalk, pens and exercise books procured at N38 million for distribution to schools in my constituency,” he further said.
The lawmaker lamented that since he was elected there had been series of attacks targeted at Christian communities in Gwoza, Chibok and Damboa council areas, a situation that forced him to stop visiting the area.
[Reported By Timothy Olanrewaju, Daily Sun]
Dorothy
January 14, 2014 at 5:55 AM
Very soon God will visit these evil people with terrible judgement. God can’t be mocked. He has given them enough time to repent
mulikat
January 14, 2014 at 7:16 AM
give the christian in the north-eastern nigeria and middel-belt ,their own states along and later their own country, the rest far north,Boko Harm sharia republic finish,or join the christian of that with use the secular s.west, s.south and s.east 1 country,if we dont break up into 4 or 5 zone as country like ussr e and yougoslavia.t.c.
Ikegod
January 14, 2014 at 7:22 AM
Wher were d trops of army nd d so calld JTF dat wer deployd in dat area, woh 2 nija bcs hv bragants dat parad demselvs as securities wch ends in d body of inocent civilians.
Desaia
January 14, 2014 at 7:29 AM
dis is what we should be talking about, and economic stability for d country. Not making prohibition of gay a 3 whole year national agenda. Wicked leaders
Uwem
January 14, 2014 at 8:31 AM
Let God arise nd his enemies be scattered. “The wicked shall neva go unpunished”.
Igoche Godwin
January 14, 2014 at 9:58 AM
Wat r d JTF doin wen Boko haram will attack 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9……………… Up to 100:churches? without information.only God will judge them.
mrs ohio alias mrs ERANKO
January 14, 2014 at 10:47 AM
I THINK THE CAMEROON GOVERNMENT USE BOKO TO GET RID OF ALL THE USELESS CHURCHES .
ALL THESE PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH GOD , IT IS WHAT WE HAVE CREATED FOR OURSELVES , AND WE NEED TO SORT IT OUT .
BECAUSE WE WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING , AND BECAUSE WE ARE SLAVES TO ALL THOSE BELIEVES.
THE SECRET CHRISTIANS ARMY HAVE DONE MORE TERRIBLE THINGS BEFORE, THAN BOKO HARAM.
PLEASE READ ABOUT THE KNIGHT TEMPLARS OR THE VIKINGS. OR ALEXANDER THE GREAT. ALL THESE SO CALLEDS ARE ALL MURDERERS.
BECAUSE ,IT IS IN THE BIBLE THAT YOU CAN KILL UNBELIEVERS AND USE THEIR BLOOD TO WASH YOUR LEG.
IF YOU WANT TO READ THE VERSE , I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU , BEFORE YOU START OPENING YOUR TOOTHLESS TEETH. HA HUM HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HA HA
hess
January 14, 2014 at 3:52 PM
mrs oversabi..please save ur lies for another day
parrot
January 14, 2014 at 11:05 AM
why d f*** is our presido nt issuing a warning 2 cameroon? diz ppl deliberately allow deze bokos 2 operate 4rm dia country so as to divert our attention 4rm bakaasi penisula nd mk our millitary go camp dia bcos dat place na dia easiest link 2 our country,also.mk all diz niger-delta millitants shuld go n help.out instead of bombing our pipelines
Vikky
January 14, 2014 at 1:29 PM
ℓ̊ Second. God cannot be mocked. May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Esther
January 14, 2014 at 3:24 PM
My happiness is that whatsoever a man soweth so shall he or she reaps, whether you are boko hum or ram or christian this or that, we all will pay for whatever soever we committed on earth. God is God, he has never sent any man to fight for him or take revenge on his behalf, they can only kill the body but not the soul so lets fear the one that kills the body and the soul.
Oghor
January 14, 2014 at 7:40 PM
Boko harans wat did u guys need 2 stop dis killings.wat did we christians do 2 u guys dat is so hard 4 u guy 2 forgive