At least 25 newly built houses for returnees in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State have been razed down by suspected Boko Haram terrorists
This is days after kidnapping internally displaced persons (IDPs) who went to fetch firewood in the bush.
The terrorists attacked a village in Gajibo, shooting sporadically and burning more than 25 newly built houses.
An eyewitness, Modu Kundiri who was on his way to Maiduguri from Gomboru said troops stopped to wait for about three hours at Logomani village.
“The soldiers informed us that we had to wait for about three hours from 11:am -2 pm before we were allowed to leave Logomani.
“I saw and counted more than 25 newly constructed houses at Gajibo village in Dikwa LGA that were on fire,” Modu said.
A local of Dikwa, Sheriff Lawan, said they equally planted many improvise explosive devices (IEDs) in the ongoing construction site to truncate the rebuilding and resettlement processes of the state government.
“The soldiers told us that the insurgents planted many IEDs at the construction site and they discovered some bombs already.” Sherrif said.
Gajibo town is 110 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the state capital.
Residents of Dikwa fled their homes and took cover as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) when the terrorists laid siege in the area for a long time.
