Boko Haram Attacks Adamawa State Communities

For three days, three Adamawa state communities were subjected to attacks by suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect. The number of deaths is yet to be identified, while local residents say 50 houses were burnt.
Affected were farmers and herdsmen of Sabon Gari, Kafin Hausa and Bakin Dutse of the Madagali local government area of Adamawa state. Madagali is the council headquarters of Gulak, a town bordering the Boko Haram-infested Borno state.
An anonymous Maiduguri-based police officer who talked to the Vanguard reporter says locals have alerted the security operatives stationed in Gulak and Madagali, but there was no response from the authorities. The source says his family house was one of those destroyed by the terrorists.
“My distressed people called me about the deadly attacks that lasted for three days beginning from Wednesday, but no positive response until the whole villages were destroyed. Many of our people might have been killed, but fortunately, after they returned to the troubled communities, they chose to spend their whole day and night in their farmlands for safety.”
The source says the towns have been deserted, as most of the survivors chose to flee into the bush. Many houses are reported to still be on fire, emanating thick black smoke.
While the reason for the security operatives ignoring the distress calls from the affected communities remains unknown, the Nigerian Army, on its part, has accused individuals and groups on the northeastern region of Nigeria of sabotaging the army plans to defeat Boko Haram.