Insurgents, families killed as flood ravages Borno state

Several members of the Boko Haram terrorist grouping are said to have been killed in the flooding that ravaged Borno State on Tuesday, September 10.

Security sources said the flooding, an aftermath of the breakdown of the Alau Dam ravaged the Sambisa forest – the terrorists’ stronghold in the state, Daily Trust reports.

It was also gathered that several family members including dozens of women and children of the terrorists were killed with their houses destroyed in the flood.

According to these sources, Sambisa forest was hit by floods at about 2 am on Monday while most of the terrorists were still asleep.

A source said the group members were mostly affected because Sambisa Forest is a swampy area and River Yedzaram overflowed into the Dollarland and swept the location.

The source also noted that over 100 corpses have been buried by some of the group members who survived the incident.

“The insurgents were hit massively by the devastation, over 100 corpses have been buried by the insurgents,” the source said.