Atleast 100 people were killed and over hundred others
injured when Boko Haram terrorists attacked Dalori Village some 4 kilometers
from Maiduguri saturday evening.
Residents of the community told a correspondent from Sahara
Reporters that the operation started around 6:20 pm and lasted for several
hours.
The militants who operated unchallenged were said to have
stormed the town in 10 Hilux vans and
motorcycles dressed in army uniforms as they took their time to raze down
houses in Dalori village also livestock were burnt after they had looted and
carted away foodstuffs. Several civilians were burnt beyond recognition.
Rescue workers who participated in evacuated the victims
disclosed to Saharareporters that they brought out 45 dead bodies to state
specialist hospital and deposited 23 corpses at the University of Maiduguri
Teaching Hospital but several burnt victims remain without help in the
beleaguered village.
A resident of the village, Mallam Buka Dalori told our
correspondent that ''we were helpless, could you believe that there was no
military presence in Dalori, the government didn't provide security to protect
us. I lost 11 people, and 5 of children are nowhere to be found. ''
Another resident Ibrahim Muhammad said that Boko Haram
fighters dressed like military personnel and started opening fire on everybody,
"all our wives and children were brutally killed while they looted and
destroyed our livestock as well as
."
Vice Chairman of civilians JTF in Dalori village Modu Kaka
said that at least 100 dead bodies were evacuated last night and also stated
that hundreds are still missing.
Saharareporters correspondent later visited Dalori village
and saw that the village was completely razed down and every home seen people
wailing also several people burnt including children.
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