Borno’s Kirawa Community Pleads for Soldiers After Boko Haram Attacks
Residents of Kirawa community in Borno State are pleading for the deployment of soldiers after a series of devastating Boko Haram attacks destroyed homes, businesses, and left several people dead. The community, located near the Cameroon border, has suffered three major attacks. The most recent one, last Monday, resulted in two deaths. The terrorists burned down the district head's palace, about 50 houses and shops, and even destroyed heavy road-grading equipment. A resident, Mohammed Abubakar, explained that the absence of Cameroonian Multinational Joint Task Force soldiers, who were dislodged a month ago, has left them vulnerable. He revealed that people were so fearful they had been fleeing to Cameroon to sleep at night before Governor Babagana Zulum mobilized local vigilantes. Other residents, including a mother of nine, Zara Mohammed, echoed the call for a permanent military presence to stop the […]