Jakana Attack: Boko Haram Sets 11 Elderly Persons On Fire

Source: thewillnigeria.com

SAN FRANCISCO, March 04, (THEWILL) - The member representing Borno Central, at the Senate, Senator Ahmed Zannah, on Tuesday confirmed that the Boko Haram gunmen who attacked Jakana on Tuesday set 11 elderly persons on fire  in  some of the houses  they razed.

Zannah, who spoke with journalists in Maiduguri, the state capital,   said   the residents of Jakana got wind of the insurgents, who attacked the village at about 8pm on Monday, and fled leaving the aged who could not flee behind.

The Senator said the insurgents  set the houses ablaze and in the process burnt the 11 elderly persons beyond recognition because they could not flee or be taken captive.

The senator alleged that the soldiers who had initial fled on sighting the Boko Haram gunmen later summoned courage to fight the insurgents on realisation that the terrorists  were not as many and prepared in their normal traditional.

Zannah said when the gunmen  saw the military approaching, they beat a retreat with a warning that they would be coming to "finish the unfinished business.

" The Senator said many residents of the village started fleeing  because of the threat, believing that the terrorists  will soon return .

"Most of the people are now fleeing to Maiduguri out of fear," he said.