The dreaded Boko Haram sect ravaging the northern part of Nigeria have attacked the Chibok area where they abducted a large number of girls almost two years ago.
Boko Haram terrorists have raided a community in Borno on Monday night injuring several villagers and carting away foodstuffs and livestock. Nigerian troops in action.
The Islamic militants stormed the remote village of Toshia in Chibok local government area of Borno state on Monday night, injured some villagers, burned down some huts before taking away foodstuffs and livestock.
A local vigilante, Aliyu Ba'na, disclosed that the villagers fled when they sighted the terrorists.
'' We are are having telecommunications problems in Chibok and environs, there was an attack on Monday night in Toshia village where the insurgents injured some villagers, but there was no loss of life.''
He added that, '' the village was burnt down, all livestock was carted away, and foodstuffs were equally looted though the military has taken a proactive step by protecting Chibok town. As a result, all routes linking to Chibok are barricaded. ''
More than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by the terrorists in April 2014 at Government Girls Secondary school in Chibok and their whereabout remains unknown, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, who addressed the issue of the missing schools in his maiden media chat last week.