Boko Haram Kills 26 In Fresh Borno Attacks -

SUSPECTED members of

Boko Haram

have carried out a series of

night attacks in

Borno State causing havoc

and killing 26 people

in the process.

This was even as reports

emerged that the

insurgents abducted a

French Roman Catholic,

Georges Vandenbeusch in

northern Cameroon.

Vandenbeusch, who moved

to the area two

years ago, was reported to

have repeatedly

ignored warnings by the

French authorities

that the region was

dangerous. The Boko

Haram insurgents in Bdagu,

Izge, Hartsa and

Yazza villages in Gwoza,

Damboa and Askira-

Uba Local Government

Areas of Borno State,

ransacked houses and

killed their victims just

as several hundreds were

displaced from their

houses. About 40 houses

were said to have

been set ablaze.

An unconfirmed report said

that three of the

attackers were also killed

when some

neighbouring villages of

Dille, Lassa among

others mobilized and

pursued the fleeing

suspected terrorists to a

nearby bush in the

area.

A source said in Bdagu

Community that the

attackers had between

Monday and

Wednesday, this week

stormed the affected

villages in two Hilux

vehicles, three buses and

about 30 motorcycles

armed with AK47 rifles,

and going from house to

house to kill, loot and

burning some selected

homes.

It was said that during the

Bdagu night attack,

about 40 residential houses

and farmlands were

burnt down by the sect

members.