Tuesday, 21 May 2013

MORE THAN 2,000 FLEE BORNO STATE TO NIGER REPUBLIC



Here is what punch is reporting on the boko haram crisis in the north:
More than 2,000 Nigerians living in border villages in Borno State have reportedly fled as a result of the ongoing military operations targeted at routing insurgents from the area under the emergency rule.
The fleeing villagers were said to have headed to the neighbouring Niger Republic.
“Most of the residents of border villages of Borno have fled to Niger. About 2,000 people from Abadan, Malam Fatori and other villages are now refugees in Difa, Niger Republic,” a top security officer told one of our correspondents on Sunday.
It is reported that the JTF men are on the trail of the Boko Haram men adn there have been lots of shoot-outs, this prompted the borno state indigenes to flee for shelter in other neighbouring countries. 
God please help us...

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