According to a report by CNN, 9 days after Boko Haram launched an attack
on Baga community in Borno state on January 3rd, bodies of the reported
2000 residents killed still litter the area.
Chairman of Kukawa Local Government where Baga falls under, says no
corpse has been retrieved from the area for burial because Baga is still
not safe to go into. "It is still not safe to go and pick them up for
burial," he said
Sen. Maina Ma'aji Lawan representing Borno North senatorial district
told CNN that Baga is still not accessible as members of the sect group
are still there.
"Baga is not accessible because it is still occupied by Boko Haram" he
said
9 days after Boko Haram launched an attack on Baga community in Borno state bodies of the reported 2000 residents killed still litter the area
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