The Cameroonian army allegedly invaded Kirawa-Jimni village in Gwoza local government area of Borno state, Nigeria and killed 70 persons.



Some of the villagers who spoke to LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER on phone said the soldiers invaded their community on Sunday afternoon demanding for the whereabouts of some Boko Haram fighters whom they had been chasing.

“We didn’t know what was going on but the Cameroonian troops suddenly appeared and began to ask us for Boko Haram terrorists. Before we could say a word, they started firing: that scared most of us, and we began to run; but the soldiers opened fire and many people died. Those that went back on Monday found over 70 corpses littering the ground.''”, said Muhammed Abba, a resident of Jimnana and deputy commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria in Gwoza.

Borno state Spokesman of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Abbas Gava, also confirmed the incident.

Also confirming the development to Leadership, a top politician from Gwoza local government, who spoke anonymously said “we have received similar reports of the incident in Kirawa-Jimnana but what we are getting are snippets of information which one cannot be taken as official”.