Thursday, 29 January 2015

‘Boko Haram used 5,000 cows as shield’


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Fleeing soldiers in Maiduguri yesterday said Boko Haram fighters used over 5,000 cows as shield during the battle for Monguno. .
 A fleeing soldier speaking anonymously explained that the cows were the ones seized from Fulani herdsmen in the villages around the northern part of Borno State by the insurgents.
 ”Everyday, we were hearing stories that Boko Haram men were seizing cows from Fulani people. Nobody ever thought that their plan was to use the cows as shield to evade soldiers until that day.
“They hid themselves behind the cows and were advancing towards us. All the fire we were releasing was just on the cows,” the soldier said.
 http://thenationonlineng.net/new/boko-haram-used-5000-cows-shield-2/

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