BREAKING NEWS: Heavy Rainfall Helps Emir Of Gwoza, Others Escape From Boko Haram (PICTURED)
The Emir of Gwoza in Borno state on the night of Monday, August 11, 2014 was saved from the merciless grasp as a heavy downpour aided an escape from the mountainous region.
The Emir, alongside other residents had been trapped on the mountains of Gwoza as that was the only safe haven from the insurgents who overran the town on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, killing numerous people and torching virtually all buildings in the area, including police stations.
Amongst those who escaped as a result of the downpour includesMuhammed Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, a district head in the town, Hakimi Ibrahim and several residents.
Two of the escapees included the Emir of Gwoza, Muhammed Timta, and a district head in the town, Hakimi Ibrahim.
The
residents had been trapped on the mountain since Wednesday when Boko
Haram insurgents ran over the town, killing scores of people and burning
virtually every building including the police station, the local
government secretariat, and the emirs palace.
Hundreds
of those that escaped managed to climb the rocky mountain that borders
Cameroon and Adamawa, with many killed by the insurgents while trying to
climb the mountain.
The Boko
Haram sect has since taken over Gwoza, and foiled at least two attempts
by Nigerian soldiers to retake the town. They also surrounded the foot
of the mountain to prevent those trapped from escaping.
The
trapped residents however took advantage of the heavy rainfall on
Monday night, which had made their attackers scamper to covered areas.
The residents escaped from the mountains to nearby Madagali Local Government in Adamawa State.
A
family member of one of the escapees, Hajia Amina, told PREMIUM TIMES
that the residents, including the Emir of Gwoza, were as at Tuesday
morning being moved to a refugee camp in Uba, a border community between
Adamawa and Borno.
The
immediate past Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Borno (the
state executive council was dissolved last week), Asabe Vilita, also
confirmed the escape of some of the trapped Gwoza residents to PREMIUM
TIMES.
The immediate past Emir
of Gwoza, Mr. Timtas father, was in May killed by the Boko Haram sect
which has killed over 13,000 people in northern Nigeria since its
insurgency began in 2009.
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