BEVERLY HILLS, June 17, (THEWILL) – Boko Haram militants have shot dead 18 women at a funeral in Adamawa, and attacked a village in Niger republic while a delegation of ministers were visiting, killing seven policemen and wounding 12 in a gun battle.
The Adamawa attack took place at about 5:00pm (1600 GMT) on Thursday in the village of Kuda in Adamawa State as the terrorists rampaged through the village in search for food, setting houses on fire and shooting at random.
Kuda is close to the Sambisa Forest, a vast colonial-era game reserve where Boko Haram militants hide in secluded camps to avoid the Nigerian military. The village was attacked by Boko Haram militants in February.
The attack occurred during a 40-day mourning gathering for the dead.
In the same vein, the attack in Niger happened on Thursday in a village in the region of Diffa that hosts refugees and internally displaced people who have been forced from their home by the insurgents.
Although the Ministers were unharmed, the Defence Minister, Hassoumi Messaoudou, told Radio France International on Friday that regional leaders needed to “rethink Boko Haram” and called on regional forces to defeat the sect.
“We thought they were reduced to making suicide attacks, now they have rebuilt their military forces. We are dealing with an army.” he said.
Story by David Oputah
