Happy people, first of all, I really apologise for the long
silence. I am just terribly busy with a lot of things right now. I will be
fully back in a couple of weeks after this interesting phase of my life. Anyway,
back to why I had to buy out time to blog. So I have been reading a lot about
this so called Boko Haram and FG’s negotiation. At first, I really hoped that
something was right and like the story went, the kidnapped girls would be
brought back and maybe minimal peace would be achieved in the region.
However, the recent reports about suspected Boko Haram
activities (60 women abducted, bomb blasts, killings in Maiduguri and so on) in
spite of the so called ceasefire agreement is quite worrisome and I couldn’t help
commenting. Can these people (Federal Government of Nigeria) please keep all
their plans or endeavours to themselves until they have something solid and
valid to say before coming at Nigerians with all these stories. I am personally
tired of these conflicting reports. Please remain happy and spread happiness
around. Xoxo. Find the report after the cut if you are interested.
According to reports, members of Boko
Haram abducted about 60 women at Waga Mangoro and Garta villages, both in
Adamawa State this past Saturday October 18th during fresh attacks.
Here is what a resident of Garta
community who confirmed the recent abductions told reporters;
“The insurgents are still in the
area. They slit the throats of three men in Garta and abducted many young
women. We also heard from residents of Waga that they killed two men and took
40 women away,” he said
Ahmadu, a resident in Waga Mangoro
who also confirmed the abduction said the abducted women were used as human
shields by the insurgents during reprisals by Nigerian troops. He also said that
food items, animals and household belongings of the villagers were taken by the
group of attackers.
Source: Punchonline
Image: ThisDay Live
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