Terrorists attack Chibok community, burn houses, dislodge troops, residents flee

A community in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, Kautukari, has come under attack by suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The community, 17km away from Chibok town, was invaded by the insurgents on Tuesday around 6pm.

A resident of the area said when the insurgents invaded the area, they started shooting.

The suspected ISWAP fighters were also said to have set houses ablaze while locals were forced to flee into the bush for safety.

Soldiers stationed at a military forward operation base (FOB) in Kada, two kilometres away from Kautukari, were said to have been dislodged.

Troops have reportedly been mobilised from the army’s 117 battalion in Chibok town to the area.

Efforts to reach Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesman, for comments on the incident were not successful as he did not respond to calls or text message sent to him.

The development is coming months after suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kawtakare, Korohuma and Pemi in the Chibok LGA.

Four persons were reportedly killed in the attack while a total of 110 building were set ablaze by the insurgents.

During the attack on January 14, the insurgents were said to have invaded the area with different of weapons and started shooting sporadically.

“They first went to the market area as today is our market day, and they looted almost everything,” one of the villagers had said.

“After that, they set the market on fire. And then they started burning the houses. They also burnt this big church in the village.”