45 Girls Abducted & Houses Razed As Boko Haram Strikes In Adamawa

Local sources have disclosed to The Leadership that Boko Haram insurgents have launched an attack on Waga Mongoro village where they abducted about 45 girls. Waga Mongoro village is sandwiched between Gwoza town of Borno State and Madagali town of Adamawa State. The recent attack on seems to have sealed any hope of cessation of hostilities in the area despite an earlier ceasefire agreement reportedly entered into by the insurgents and federal government.
Sources in the area said the insurgents similarly burnt down the whole town after they carried off food items, animals and household utensils belonging to the residents. Many of the residents who managed to escape the attack and run into the nearby bushes have refused to return to the town for fear of another attack by the insurgents.

A resident, who said he was speaking from hiding in a nearby bush, disclosed that he was better off remaining in the bush than trying to go back to the village as most of their houses had been totally destroyed by the insurgents while their foodstuff, livestock and other belongings had been carried off by the rampaging insurgents, who might return to do more damage.

“When they came into the town, they rounded up about 45 girls and uploaded them into some trucks they came with. They also carried off   foodstuff, household items and domestic animals before razing our houses.“When they struck, we heard them chanting anti-government slogans to the effect that they were not party to any ceasefire agreement and that the government was on a mission to deceive the people.” 

When contacted via phone, the chairman of Madagali Local Government of Adamawa State, James Abawu Watharda, said he could neither confirm nor deny the report as he had since lost contact with the people of the area, adding that the areas had been deserted by the people for a long time.