Houses were torched, three female suicide bombers detonated devices, and militants opened fire near Nigeria’s largest northeastern city in Saturday’s attack.
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President Muhammadu Buhari in June promised to investigate the allegations and deal with all alleged abuses by the military, but nothing has been done.
Nigeria previously had said its military drove the extremists out of towns and villages in the Maiduguri region a year ago but the recent attack indicates that the group identified as the “deadliest” terrorist organisation has little intention of retreating.
Saturday’s attack occurred near a camp for people displaced by the seven-year Boko Haram violence. The group was beaten back from territories it held early previous year but continues to carry out suicide bombings and hit-and-run attacks on soft targets such as markets and bus terminals.
State troops arrived in Dalori following news of the attack but the AP report said that the Boko Haram fighters were better equipped.
According to The BBC, smoke could be seen from as far away as Maiduguri, nearly six miles from Dalori, as the village was almost completely destroyed.
Abba also quoted villagers who said Cameroonian troops on January 18 fired rocket-propelled grenades indiscriminately that killed a family of four in Nigeria, then shot and killed two elderly men.
As the world remains transfixed on Syria-based ISIS, which has hit western nations, Boko Haram’s attacks have escalated.
Speaking to AFP, a member of the civilian joint task force, Musa Adamu, said over 100 people were killed in the attack.
Mallam Hassan, another villager, gave a similar account.
“The E.U. remains committed to providing a comprehensive range of political, development and humanitarian support to Nigeria and the region in tackling this threat and in ensuring the sound development of the region”, it said.
Local residents and an unidentified aid worker had said on Sunday that some 50 people were killed in the attack.
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Boko Haram are suspected to have killedsome 17,000 people and forced more than 2.6 millionothers to fleetheirhomessince 2009.
