File photo: The aftermath of a Boko Haram attack
It has been revealed that the Nigerian military Tuesday night foiled an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Gwoza town.
According to ThisDay, the attack has however led to aid workers fleeing the town Wednesday.
Gwoza, which at the peak of the Boko Haram expansionist reign in
the North-east was declared the headquarters of the insurgents, has
several aid workers resident in the town.
Speaking to ThisDay Wednesday on the phone, John Ali, a resident of Gwoza, said:
“The attempt by Boko Haram to overrun the town, which was successfully
repelled by the Nigerian military had made NGOs in the town to start
taking their leave.”
Ali said: “As we speak, all the staff of the NGOs are heading
towards the helipad awaiting helicopters, for immediate evacuation to
Maiduguri.”
He added: “The movement of NGOs out of Gwoza town would portend
danger in terms of food, social and medical needs to the larger
population of the tens of hundreds of returnees who are beginning to
settle down and pick up the pieces of their lives.”
Details later…
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