No fewer than 5,000 persons have been displaced following weekend attack by Boko Haram in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Mohammed Sulaiman, made this known in Yola on Sunday.
He stated that the insurgents came in nine vehicles on Friday to attack Kwapre village in Dugwaba District of Hong Local Government Area.
According to him, the Boko Haram terrorists stormed the village and killed seven people.
“During the attack, 50 houses, worship centres, markets and schools were burnt. “Many people, including women, girls and men, were kidnapped by the attackers. ”
“However, we received a report that eight persons among the kidnapped victims escaped.
“The displaced persons during the attack are taking refuge in nearby villages,” Sulaiman said.
It was, however, gathered on Sunday afternoon that life was gradually returning to Kwapre as the displaced had started trickling back.
The Chairman of Hong local government, James Pukuma, said regular and local security personnel had been deployed to guard the community.
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