According to reports coming from Nigeria, at least 20
persons died in Munguno, Borno State on Sunday when attackers suspected to be
members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, assaulted a military barracks
in the village. Spokesman for the Joint Military Task Force, Lt.-Col. Sagir
Musa, confirmed the incident.
The Sunday attack on Munguno came barely hours after the
leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, reportedly released a video footage in
which he denied any peace talk with the Federal Government.
He was also said to have in the video, produced in Hausa
Language, that his men would retaliate for every member of the sect killed by
security agents. Shekau said the sect would deal with the man who ‘posed’ as
the leader of the group and who announced a ceasefire agreement with the
government.
“Whoever kills any of our members should await a grave
retaliation from us. We will continue waging war against them until we succeed
in establishing an Islamic state in Nigeria,” Shekau was quoted as saying.
In January, a new terrorist group said to be a breakaway faction of Boko Haram claimed
responsibility for the attack on Nigerian troops in Kogi State on their way for
peace mission in Mali.
More than 1,000
persons have been killed in Boko Haram attacks on drinking joints, places of
worship, military and police facilities since 2009.
May God help innocent Nigerians who are always the victim of such atrocities.
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