Cameroon: Over 5,000 Residents Flee to Cameroon As Boko Haram Invades Borno Community

Cameroon: Over 5,000 Residents Flee to Cameroon As Boko Haram Invades Borno Community

Over 5,000 people have reportedly fled to Cameroon after Boko Haram invaded the border town of Kirawa in Borno State on Thursday.

Ndume lauds Zulum, military for swift action in Kirawa, approves hospital, school, and water projects

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) has commended Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, and the Nigerian military under Operation Hadin Kai for their rapid response to the recent displacement crisis in Kirawa, Gwoza Local Government Area. This follows renewed Boko Haram attacks that forced residents, including the District The post Ndume lauds Zulum, military for swift action in Kirawa, approves hospital, school, and water proje…

Kirawa Attacks: Ndume Lauds Zulum, Military Over Pledge To Deploy Troops

Lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has applauded Governor Babagana Zulum and the troops of North East Operation Hadin Kai for their prompt response to visit the displaced community of Kirawa town of Gwoza local government area in the state. LEADERSHIP recalls that Senator Ndume had last week lamented the renewed attacks and killings by Boko Haram in the community. He further expressed sorrow that many residents, inclu…

Over 5,000 Flee as Boko Haram Seizes Borno Border Town - Newsmakers

Malik Yahya/ Thousands of residents of Kirawa, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, have fled into neighbouring Cameroon after Boko Haram insurgents overran the town late Thursday, burning homes, a military barracks and the palace of the district head. The district head, Abdulrahman Abubakar, told Reuters he was forced to […] The post Over 5,000 Flee as Boko Haram Seizes Borno Border Town appeared first on Newsmakers…

Thousands Flee To Cameroon As Boko Haram Seizes Nigerian Border Town - Global Upfront Newspapers

More than 5,000 people have fled Nigeria’s Northeast into neighbouring Cameroon after Boko Haram militants seized the border town of Kirawa in Borno state, residents and community leaders said on Friday. Insurgents in Nigeria’s Borno state, the epicentre of a 16-year conflict driven by Boko Haram and its splinter group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have upped their attacks this year against civilians and security forces. Since the …