Residents Flee Gwoza to Adamawa, Cameroun Amid Tales of Boko Haram Slaughter

By Garba Mohammad
As members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect continue their siege on the entire Gwoza local government headquarters ,Borno state for nearly four days now, more than 10,000 displaced residents have fled to neighboring Adamawa state and Cameroun republic as hundred others are still stranded on hilltops continue still lack access to food or water ,emergency and local officials have confirmed.
In a telephone interview north east zonal coordinator of the country’s emergency agency,NEMA,Mr Mohammad Kanar said that for now,’’ I can confirm to you that over 10,000 displaced Gwoza residents have fled to neighboring Adamawa(state) and Cameroun republic .
‘’As I am talking to you now,hundreds are on their way to Madagali in Adamawa state and some parts of Cameroun.We are now working assiduously in conjunction with the neighbouring state to assist the fleeing residents .
‘’ Some parts of Gwoza, especially behind the rocky mountain that borders Cameroon had been taken over by Boko Haram, who sacked the residents and hoisted their flags ,’’ kanar said .
Also confirming the development,chairman of Madagali local government area in Adamawa Mr James Abawu Watharda has said that, ‘’ Gwoza residents have continued trooping and for now over 7,000 have since arrived. The local council is making arrangement to come to their plight.
‘’We are therefore, calling on NEMA and other relevant authorities to assist, because the scope of their needs is beyong local government council,’’ Watharda appealed .
Also in a telephone interview a fleeing resident Ahmad Musa claimed to have witnessed the massacre of the residents by the Boko Haram said the terrorists killed both adults and children by either slaughtering or shooting them.
Musa,said that the Chief Imam of Gwoza was attacked in his house and slaughtered right before his family members who later took to their heels.
The insurgents were also said to have slit the throat of a serving councillor, Hon. Saleh, of Kuranabasa Ward, as well as his three children.
Another young man, names withheld, who managed to escape Gwoza through Adamawa State, said soldiers and fleeing residents that are still trapped on top of Gwoza hills have no access to food or water, adding that he saw many corpses littering the streets of the town as he fled.