Tension As Boko Haram Attacks Village Near Chibok, Burn Down Houses

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Goptari,
a village 10 kilometers away from Chibok
community in Borno state, Punch reports.
The attack, residents said, occurred at 8 pm
on Thursday, October 18.
The residents said some group of Boko Haram
terrorists invaded the community, set houses
on fire after looting food supplies and
livestock.
“They attacked the village around 8:00 pm
(1900 GMT), firing heavy guns which made
people flee into the bush,” Samson Bulus from
nearby Kautikeri village said.
“The Boko Haram raiders looted homes and
shops, taking along food supplies and
livestock before burning the entire village,” he
said.
Another resident, Luka Damina said troops of
the Nigerian military had engaged the
attackers in a gun battle but were over
powered during the operation.
“The Boko Haram fighters overpowered the
soldiers and seized a van with a machine gun
mounted on the deck from the soldiers,”
Damina said.
Another resident, a local chief said, a soldier
was wounded during the shootout.
Also, the Nigerian army spokesperson Sani
Usman said 13 soldiers were wounded in the
attack.
Usman also said that some soldiers were
missing after the attack that made troops
withdraw from the gun battle between the
Nigeria army and the terrorists.
Meanwhile contrary to this, the chief of army
staff Tukur Buarai while commissioning some
offices in a Lagos Barracks said there are no
Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria.
Buratai said all the terrorists have been driven
into the Lake Chad Basin areas by the
Nigerian military.
He also said that most attacks witnessed in
the country were carried out by insurgents
from this region.