By Martin Cole-
The terrorist Boko Haram militant group have killed 30 people including a pregnant woman and a baby, after suspected Boko Haram militants set fire on sleeping travellers in Borno state, Nigeria.
The gruesome terrorist attacks occurred in Auno village, about 20 kilometers from the capital Maiduguri at around 10 pm Sunday night, the Borno State governor said. Only recently, President Trump placed Nigeria on a banned list to the United States because of the sustained levels of atatck conducted by Islamic militants
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Images from the scene of the incident depicted charred bodies lying beside burned vehicles. Several vehicles were burnt including trucks with food products. News of the attack was released after Borno State governor visited the area Monday afternoon.
“They burn everywhere. The fire was still on till this morning. We are still looking for many people around here,” Tanko said.
News of the attack was released after Borno State governor visited the area
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but Boko Haram militants have fought a decade-long war in the region– burning down villages, attacking military checkpoints and kidnapping residents — amid repeated claims by the government that they have been defeated.
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari told African Union’s security council meeting in Addis Ababa on Monday that his government was working to secure the release of all children and citizens held by terrorists.
”It is for this reason that the Nigerian government has severally condemned, and is combating frontally the dreadful activities of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and the so-called Islamic State,” Buhari said in a statement
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