Many Abducted, Houses Burnt As Boko Haram Attacks Former Army Chief, Buratai's Local Government Area

Tukur Yusuf Buratai

As gathered from SaharaReporters, many residents of the Biu Local Government Area of Borno state are yet to be found after Boko Haram sect attacked four (4) communities in the area last weekend.

Biu, the Local Government Area of the immediate former army chief, Tukur Yusuf Buratai, is also where the Nigerian Army University is located.

As gathered, the attacks on the villages were not repelled as the gunmen carted away foodstuffs and livestock.

Over 200 houses, schools and some shops were also burnt down by the insurgents.

Many residents who were trying to escape were caught and took away by the dreaded sect.