A group that hasn’t been named yet has taken credit for the attack on Ngoshe, a hamlet in Borno State’s Gwoza Local Government Area. On Wednesday night, many soldiers and residents were slain and more than 300 were taken hostage.
Earlier reports said that on Wednesday night, the terrorists attacked a military base in the area, fired at random people, and set fire to homes and stores.
Our reporter got a video this morning of the group, which has five men, saying they were determined to take the land and would celebrate Eid-el-Fitr at the community’s major mosque, according to The PUNCH.
One of the group members spoke in Hausa and admitted that they killed men and women during the attack.
He said, “In the name of Allah, who is the most merciful and helpful.”
“Thank God for helping us with our mission in Ngoshe.” We are entering the main mosque in Ngoshe today.
People in this town are arguing that we can’t take over Ngoshe. With God’s help, we have already taken over the town.
“We are going to stay in Ngoshe and make it part of our province, and by the grace of God, we will do the Eid-el-Fitr Salah in Ngoshe after Ramadan.”
He also said that many people were taken against their will with the goal of turning them into slaves.
“We have killed men and women in Ngoshe and made the rest of them slaves.” “Almighty Allah told us to enslave them and go with them,” he continued.
The organization also promised to spread its terror to Abuja and Maiduguri.
The men also posted films from the attack site that showed them slaughtering women and children and beheading young males.
After the attack, it was claimed that people in the Ngoshe community were very worried about the state of the elderly and the bodies that had been left in the hamlet after the terrorists forced them to leave.
The survivors, who are now living in different parts of the local government, said they left everything behind when they ran away.
Eyewitnesses said the attack went on for hours before the air part of Operation Hadin Kai moved in to scatter the terrorists into the woods.
ASP Nahum Daso, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, told our reporter that the attack had happened and that several residents were still missing.
“Some civilians, whose exact number is still unknown, were also hurt or killed.” He said, “Some are still missing, and some were probably kidnapped and taken toward the Mandara Mountains.”
Usman Tar, the state Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, informed our reporter that efforts were still being made to find out how many victims there were.
He added over the phone, “We are in the process of verifying the number of missing persons; the actual number has not yet been determined.”
He said that the state government had sent help to the survivors who are now living in Pulka, another community in Gwoza LGA.
He remarked, “The state government has a set way of helping people who are affected by conflicts.” The inhabitants in Ngoshe were gathered in the nearby town of Pulka, and the local administration quickly sent help.
The state government has also sent palliatives to all the victims and their families through the State Emergency Management Agency. The things are rice, sugar, millet, and blankets. Tomorrow is when they will get here.
Usman said, “Right now, the people are safe and the military is in charge, making sure that there is a safe corridor for items to be sent to the victims.” He also said that healthcare and sanitation personnel had been sent to the area to stop the spread of disease.
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