Bloodbath: Boko Haram butcher 42 fishermen, what they did next is outrageous

– The military has announced that the
bodies of 42 fishermen killed by Boko
Haram has been recovered
– Their bodies were pulled out from the
Lake Chad in Cameroon
– The families of the deceased have been
handed the bodies for proper burial
Sources reveal that the men had been
seized on Wednesday, June 8, from the
village of Darak, located near the Nigerian
border.
Boko Haram insurgents kill 42 fishermen in
Darak.
Prior to the attack, the militants had killed
10 fishermen in nearby Touboun Ali on
Monday, June 6 and 32 soldiers in Bosso,
Niger on Friday, June 3.
Colonel Nomo Jean Claude told the African
news website the Daily Sabah that
“Cameroonian sailors and villagers… saw
several bodies floating on the water and
immediately alerted security forces.”
“We recovered 42 bodies from the water
between Saturday and Sunday. After
identification, we found they were of
Cameroonian, Nigerian and Chadian nationality.
The bodies were immediately handed over to
the families for burial.”
In a related development, Boko Haram
invaded Kautuva village in the early hours of
Tuesday, June 14. They burnt several houses
and fired gun shots at the villagers, in which
some died in the process.
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According to a statement released by the
acting director army public relation, Colonel
Sani Kukasheka Usman, part of which
states: “Some elements of Boko Haram
terrorists on 6 motorcycles yesterday attacked
Kutuva village in which they killed 4 persons
and abducted 4 women from the village.
“The vigilantes did their best by engaging the
terrorists, unfortunately they escaped into the
bush
“The vigilantes also rescued an 11-year-old
girl who stated that she was abducted by the
terrorists from Batha village. Sadly however,
the vigilante could not trace the terrorists or
the abducted women.
“During preliminary interrogation, they
confessed that they were Boko Haram
terrorists group members that were compelled
to join the insurgency against their will and
that they were on their way to Damboa to
surrender to the military.
“Further screening has confirmed 17 of them
as hardened Boko Haram terrorists trying to
escape and infiltrate the society .
“The suspected suppliers abandoned the
vehicle and fled into the bush on sighting the
patrol team. The vehicle and its contents has
been recovered to nearby military location.”
Boko Haram has fought a seven-year battle
to form an Islamist caliphate in the region in
which around 20,000 people have been killed
and 2.7 million people displaced. Around
50,000 have been displaced in south eastern
Niger in the last few days due to an
onslaught by the group, according to Fox
News.
This has prompted a doubling of food aid to
southern Niger, the United Nations’ World
Food Program (WFP) announced on
Tuesday, June 14. “Many people have walked
from 10 km to 40 kms (6 to 25 miles),” said
WFP Niger deputy country director Belkacem
Machane in a statement published by
Reuters.
“They are arriving in a state of shock, and
urgently need food, shelter, water – assistance
with their most basic needs. They have now
reached the end of their rope.”
Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon have all
joined an international task-force to fight the
insurgents, but often ordinary civilians are
the ones who suffer most. BokoHaram has
bombed many mosques, transport hubs and
even refugee centres, as well as snatching
over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok and selling
them into slavery.
In March 2016, Cameroon announced the
death penalty for 89 members of Boko
Haram, a decision dismissed as counter-
productive by anti-terrorism experts.