What ever happened to the ceasefire agreement.
In spite of efforts by the federal government to
negotiate the release of over 200 schoolgirls from
the town of Chibok in Borno state, who have
been in Boko Haram captivity since April, about
60 more women have been kidnapped by the
terrorists from Waga Mangoro and Garta villages
in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa
State.
Whilst 40 women were said to have been
abducted from Waga Mangoro, 20 were forcibly
uprooted from their homes in Garta.
Tizhe Kwada, a resident of Garta who escaped
during the attacks, said that hundreds of
insurgents overran the area on motorcycles and in
vans on Saturday. He said that the attack was
still going on as of Wednesday, which
necessitated his decision to flee towards Yola.
Kwada said the insurgents cordoned off houses
in Garta specifically looking for young women, and
then upon finding them, whisking them away in
their vans.
“The insurgents are still in the area. They slit the
throats of three men in Garta and abducted many
young women. We also heard from residents of
Waga that they killed two men and took 40
women away,” he said.
Similarly, a community leader from Michika,
Emmanuel Kwache, confirmed the incident to
journalists in Yola, saying he got the information
from villagers in the area that the attack on Garta
was still in progress.
When contacted, the Chairman of Madagali Local
Government Area, James Watharda, said he had
been in Yola since the insurgents took over his
council and was not properly informed about the
matter.
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