In the north-eastern part of Nigeria, 63 people were killed as a result of an attack by the Boko Haram terrorist group, including five military personnel.
Governor of the state Babagan Zulum visited the village of Darajamal in the BAM area, where an attack took place on September 5. In his statement, he confirmed the number of dead and called the incident a tragedy.
“This community settled here only a few months ago and a normal life led, but, unfortunately, was attacked by Boko Haram. The purpose of our visit is to support people and strengthen their resistance, ”said Zulum.
The governor emphasized the difficulty of combating instability in the region and urged to immediately send new units of the army to protect vulnerabilities. Dar-el-Jamal in the Bama area.
Boko Haram terrorist group has been operating in Nigeria since the early 2000s, and since 2009 he has been conducting large-scale attacks, as a result of which tens of thousands of people have died. Since 2015, the militants have expanded their activities beyond Nigeria, attacking neighboring Camerun, Chad and Niger At least 2 thousand people became the region of Lake Chad. Due to the attacks and armed clashes, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians were forced to leave their homes.