According to a resident of one of the affected villages, 23 persons were killed in Gaya, 17 killed in Fa’a, and 10 killed in Dang, adding that the current casualties suffered by the insurgents in the hands of the Nigerian troops have made them transferred the anger to villages around Sambisa forest areas.
The resident, who did not want his name published further, disclosed that the insurgents attacked any village they came across while fleeing from the Nigerian troops, confirming that the troops were gaining upper hand on the terrorists following the combined efforts of Republics of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
Meanwhile, a local vigilante member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the Boko Haram numbering up to 30 attacked Fa’a and Dang villages on Tuesday, killed 27 people, burnt houses and other properties before fleeing into the bush.
The vigilante member said the terrorists returned to Fa’a on Friday, and were caught in a gun battle with the vigilantes, confirming that one vigilante member, two civilians and two Boko Haram members died in the clash.
Also, Yusu Gaya, a resident of the area who spoke on Friday’s attack, said the armed insurgents came from the direction of Chibok town, Borno State.
He said they arrived the town at about 4.00pm on motorcycles and a Hilux van before they were repelled by the local vigilantes, adding that the military troops that were deployed to the area in the evening have since embarked on joint operation with the vigilantes in tracking down the insurgents.
Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said it is recording great results in its current battle to wipe out the insurgents, especially in Sambisa Forest and Gwoza in Borno state.
Recall that on Wednesday February 18, the Nigerian military claimed that over 300 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in Monguno, Borno state, while on Tuesday Chadian troops also defeated Boko Haram and took back the town of Dikwa from their grasp.
The sect’s distructive activities are expected to stop soon, as Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria have formed a military alliance soley aimed at wiping the off the surface of the earth.
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