Aftermath of the dreaded Boko Haram attack on Kwapre, a community in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa state, the residents of the community have narrated their harrowing experience into the hands of the insurgents.
The hapless residents lamented that the recent attack on the community by the hoodlums did not only claim innocent lives, but wrecked a serious havoc on the economic sector of the community.
The dreaded boko haram insusurgents had about 2 weeks invaded Kwapre village in Hong where they were reported have killed 10 people, abducted others including women and burnt several houses to ashes.
Kwapre which is sharing boarder with Sambisa Forest in Maiduguri, Borno state was attacked by the Boko Haram insurgents in 2014, maiming and displacing locals who were mostly farmers.
The community is being regarded as the food basket of Hong taking into cognisance its fertile land and tens of thousands of maize, rice, groundnut, Guinea corn and other food items being harvested by farmers not only in the area and Hong LGA, but neighbouring LGAs.
During the 3 hour attack, the victims fled to communities such as Garaha Dutse, Garaha Mojili, Banga, Larh, Musda, Shashau while some ran to Hong for safety.
NEWS PLATFORM who visited the community was told that the hoodlums burnt 50 households, 50 motorcycles, 4 churches, viewing center, primary school, market square, 4,500 bags of maize, 3000 bags of ground nut, 700 bags of Guinea corn and carted away 300 bags of grains to nearby Sambisa Forest.
Narrating their ordeal to NEWS PLATFORM who was in the community recently, cross section of the residents observed with dismay how they lost their relatives and thousands of bags during the attack.
The residents expressed fears that there is possibility that the inhabitants will face hunger as they were left with nothing to feed their families.
Baring his mind on the incident, the District of Dugwaba, Simon Yakubu, lamented that his subjects have lost almost everything including some of their family members, food items, households and other valuables.
The District Head disclosed that the community is in dire need of urgent intervention by the government with relief materials towards ameliorating their suffering.
On his part, the Village Head of Kwapre, Joel Kulaha, stated that the assailants burnt 8,500 and took 300 bags of food items and set ablaze other valuables of the innocent citizens, lamenting that the situation of his people calls for immediate intervention by the government at all levels.
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