Barely 24 hours after over ten people
were slaughtered in Maiduguri, twenty ladies in mini skirts and
trousers were yesterday slaughtered in their separate homes in the
metropolis by yet to be identified terrorists.
This ugly development is one of its
kind, as many believed that most of the daily killings in Borno are
only targeted at men and security agencies.
The slaughtering of about twenty
different ladies ,our correspondent gathered, took place in the early
hours of yesterday precisely at about 1 to 2am when most of residents
were still asleep in their houses due to the 6am to 9pm curfew
imposed on the state in the past five months.
A source told our correspondent that
the most hit areas were Mary wards, few meters away from the
University of Maiduguri, one of the places accommodating students of
the institution living off-Campus due to accommodation shortage.
Also affected according to
investigation, were ladies living close to the black spots areas of
Gwange, London Chiki, Abbagaram, Kaleri areas where series of
killings and bomb blasts had occurred in the past, killing JTF
officers.
When contacted on phone, both the JTF
spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa and the Police Commissioner,
Mr. Yuguda Abdullahi said that they are not in Maiduguri, the state
capital to confirm the incident.
But a top JTF Commander said, he had
directed his men to the affected areas yesterday morning to evacuate
the remains of over twenty girls slaughtered within the Maiduguri
metropolis.
Meanwhile, the Joint Task Force,
Operation 'Restore Order', Maiduguri, have declared the suspected
terrorists wanted and placed a reward on each of them. They are
wanted in connection with terrorist activities particularly in the
region that led to the killings, bombings and assassinations of some
civilians, religious leaders, traditional rulers, businessmen,
politicians, civil servants and security personnel amongst others.
They are also wanted for arson and destruction of properties worth
several millions of Naira.
A statement listed 19 alleged senior
members of the extremist group blamed for hundreds of deaths in
connection with its insurgency in northern and central Nigeria as
suspects.
The rewards ranged from N50million for
the suspected leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau, to N10 million
for various Boko Haram "commanders".
Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, who
issued the statement on behalf of the Military Task Force operating
in the region did not respond to phone calls.
Violence linked to Boko Haram's
insurgency is believed to have left over 3,000 people dead since
2009, including killings of security forces.
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