24 HOURS AFTER CEASEFIRE: BOKO HARAM KILLS 18 IN BORNO Barely 24 hours after the Federal Government and Bokoi Haraim brokered a ceasefire deal on the Islamist group’s terror campaign in the North-east, an attack, suspected to have been carried by the sect, yesterday, left eight dead. The attack took place around the hilly communities of Dzur in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. In an earlier development, suspected Boko Haram insurgents, Friday evening, killed 10 persons in an attack in Malamfatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, bringing the number of people killed in the two attacks at the weekend to 18. Federal Government officials were, yesterday, unwilling to comment on the attacks amid the truce talks. However, one of the officials, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard, said: ”Our attitude is simply wait and see.” Meanwhile, sources said that the alleged killing of the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, and the attendant effect on the operations of the group may have forced it to negotiate with government. It was equally learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid may have played a role in the latest efforts to resolve the Nigeria–Boko Haram conflict. Sunday Vanguard learnt that government’s calculation was that the resolution of the Boko Haram insurgency would be viewed favourably by Nigerians to Jonathan ahead of his declaration for second time. The release of the more than 200 students from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, kidnapped by Boko Haram in April, more than 180 days ago, also featured prominently on the truce talks held in Saudi Arabia. The eight persons killed in yesterday’s attack around the Borno hilly communities included motorists and passengers whose vehicles were reportedly ambushed by insurgents. Ambush Dzur is a mountainous community harbouring terrorist camps
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 06:59:31 +0000
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