Under Buhari's Watch: Christian Martyrdom in Northern Nigeria Continues: Suspected Boko Haram gu
- SitiTalkBlog
- Sep 19, 2016
- 2 min read
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UPDATE: The Nigerian Army refutes the previous report (see below). In the update reported by DailyPost Nigeria, it was stated that: "A statement Monday night on behalf of the command by Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, explained that “what happened was that 2 persons were murdered at Kwamjilari village, (over 30 kilometres from Chibok, and very close to Sambisa forest), by remnants of Boko Haram terrorists looking for food.”
“We wish to reiterate that they weren’t killed outside or near a church as being bandied around. The people from the said village are all in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Chibok." Read more
We would like to state cautiously that the counter claim by the Nigerian Army has not been verified to be the true account of what happened because on September 19, 2016: Washington Post via Associate Press in their report “Boko Haram insurgents launch attacks in northeast Nigeria”, stated that “Boko Haram insurgents launched three attacks within hours in northeast Nigeria, beheading a village chief and his son, ambushing a convoy under military escort, and gunning down eight Christians returning from a Sunday church service, witnesses and the army spokesman said Monday…On Sunday, insurgents on motorbikes gunned down people returning home from a church in Kwamjilari village, killing eight, according to survivors who fled to the town of Chibok. Tallari also is near Chibok, the town from which the extremists kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April 2014. Dozens escaped on their own but 217 girls remain missing.”
Previously reported:
Vanguard Nigeria reports that on Sunday, September 18, 2016, "eight people were killed outside a church by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on bicycles shortly after morning service in Kwamjilari village, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) east of the town of Chibok, in Borno state."
“Some of the worshippers remained around the church and the gunmen opened fire and eight men died,” said Luka Damina, from nearby Kautikeri village, where locals fled. The attackers set fire to homes and fields of maize that were almost ready for harvest, according to a local chief in Kautikeri, who also said eight people were killed.
The army spokesman, however, disputed the facts saying only two people were killed “by Boko Haram suspects looking for food. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/14-killed-in-boko-haram-attacks-in-ne-nigeria/
Also read and see video from October 2015:
President Muhammadu Buhari voiced his opinion about the total Sharia law implementation in all parts of Nigeria.
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