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Boko Haram attack Borno communities, many feared killed

After a Christmas day onslaught near Chibok, insurgents attack other nearby villages.

• December 26, 2020
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday attacked three communities in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State and burnt down a church. 

While the number of those killed in the attack is yet unascertained, the communities affected include Debiro, Tashan Alade and Tirgitu. 

Citing a source, SaharaReporters reported, “that the insurgents came in about 10 gun trucks and began to fire indiscriminately at anything within sight.”

This comes after Book Haram attack on Pemi, a village close to Chibok, on Christmas eve. 11 people were reportedly killed in the attack. 

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