Boko Haram invades Army chief’s town in Borno

The home town of the acting Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, in Borno State, has been invaded by the terror group, Boko Haram, who razed virtually every structure standing in the town, including the house of the Army chief. It was gathered that the terrorists also left two persons dead in the attack. Also razed was the house of the former Borno State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Isa Buratai. A resident of Buratai, who fled to Biu, Abubakar Buratai, told our correspondent on the telephone that the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the town at about 3.30am on Tuesday. He said the militants shot indiscriminately, killing two people and burning down the remaining houses that were still standing after most of the houses in Buratai were razed after the first attack on the town. The fleeing resident added, “You should already be aware that our town was attacked sometimes ago and many houses were burnt down. This time around, they burnt the remaining houses in the town including the house of the General and Hon Isa Buratai.” A native of the town, who is resident in Maiduguri, Ibrahim Mohammed, also told our correspondent on the telephone that he received a call from one of his brothers, who fled Buratai, that terrorists had attacked their home town in the early hours of Tuesday, killing two persons and burning down the whole village. Mohammed stated, “It is true they attacked Buratai. I received a call from my brother early this morning informing me that the insurgents have again invaded our home town and killed two persons before razing the remaining structures in the town, including that of COAS and Hon Buratai.”