Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram on Monday afternoon stormed the fish section of Baga market and sprayed stallholders and vendors with bullets, traders
said.
People at the market said they believe the attack on Monday came because traders helped to apprehend an armed boko haram member who was handed over to security agencies and later killed.
There have been very conflicting reports on the number of casualty as authorities try to downplay the figures of civilian casualty, but Witnesses and medics said some 30 people died.
One fish vendor said in anonymity that he lost two brothers in the attack. He said there was an explosion but he and his brothers chose
not to run away at that stage.
Untill..."A few minutes after, one of my brothers shouted
'Oh! they have killed me', then another one similarly shouted, 'they have also shot me'. That was when I fled," he said shortly after burying
the brothers aged 29 and 31.
Source : Associated Press
said.
People at the market said they believe the attack on Monday came because traders helped to apprehend an armed boko haram member who was handed over to security agencies and later killed.
There have been very conflicting reports on the number of casualty as authorities try to downplay the figures of civilian casualty, but Witnesses and medics said some 30 people died.
One fish vendor said in anonymity that he lost two brothers in the attack. He said there was an explosion but he and his brothers chose
not to run away at that stage.
Untill..."A few minutes after, one of my brothers shouted
'Oh! they have killed me', then another one similarly shouted, 'they have also shot me'. That was when I fled," he said shortly after burying
the brothers aged 29 and 31.
Source : Associated Press
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