The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has said that 36 people have died after terrorists laid siege on Dalori village in Borno State.
The Coordinator of NEMA in the North East, Mr Mohammed Kanar, told Channels Television that the number might be higher since the 36 dead in question were the figure that NEMA, as an agency, could confirm.
The NEMA Coordinator added that other agencies were also involved in the salvage operation and might have different figures.
This came as the Theatre Commander of Operation of Lafiya Dole, Major General Hassan Umaru, condoled with the District Head, Lawal Bashir and the entire Dalori dwellers over the gun battle between soldiers and suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
General Umaru assured the Dalori people of the Operation Lafiya Dole’s commitment to bringing insurgency to an end soon.
He commended the villagers for their resilience and urged them to be strong and committed to the fight against insurgency.
The Commander also commended the NEMA, SEMA, Red Cross and other Stakeholders for their tireless humanitarian efforts.
Residents of Dalori, a village barely few kilometres to the Borno State capital, were thrown into panic over a gun battle between soldiers and suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
Sounds of heavy gunfire filled the air late on Saturday evening, causing panic among residents of the university area and other residential areas closer to Dalori.
An eye witness said that “the insurgents came in two Golf cars and motorcycles. They opened fire and burnt houses”.
Similarly, while people were scampering for safety, with some running to Gomari Kerkeri village, three female suicide bombers attempted to make their way into the crowd, but were intercepted and subsequently got blown up.
During the incident, lives were lost while some people sustained injuries.
The insurgents also attempted to penetrate Dalori Internally Displaced Persons camp, but the attempt was resisted by the troop, which resulted into detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices by the suicide bombers. – Channels TV
