Again, Boko Haram Hits Borno IDPs, Sets Houses On Fire

At least, 25 newly constructed buildings meant for insurgent returnees in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State have been razed down by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.

Osun Defender gathered that Dikwa residents fled their homes amid the heat of the insurgency, and took cover as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

However, days after abducting IDPs who went into the forest to fetch firewood, insurgents stormed a remote village in Gajibo, shooting sporadically and burning more than 25 newly built houses.

An eyewitness, Modu Kundiri who was on his to Maiduguri from Gomboru, noted that they were asked by the troops to wait for about 3 hours at Logomani village.

“The soldiers informed us that we had to wait for about 3 hours, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., before we were allowed to leave Logomani.

“I saw and counted more than 25 newly constructed houses at Gajibo village in Dkiwa LGA that were on fire,” Modu said.

A resident of Dikwa town, Sheriff Lawan, also confirmed the news.

He added that they equally planted many improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the ongoing construction site to truncate the rebuilding and resettlement processes of the state government.

“The soldiers told us that the insurgents planted many IEDs at the construction site, and they discovered some bombs already,” Sherrif said.