Boko Haram Insurgents Burn Down the Emir’s Palace

 

The palace of the Emir of Askira in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State has been razed down by Boko Haram insurgents, spokesman for the town’s youth vigilance group, Jubrin Gunda, said on Tuesday. Gunda said the palace was attacked by the insurgents on Sunday night.cut..

 After beating a retreat on Sunday, the insurgents came back to Askira on Monday morning to continue their reign of terror as they burnt down other houses and killed scores of residents of the town. Gunda added, “As of now, I cannot tell the number of people killed but all I can say is that the palace of the emir was razed on Sunday by the insurgents at night. They equally returned to burn more houses in the town on Monday morning. At the moment, they are not in the town as they have fled back into the bushes and as such, you cannot say the town has been captured.”