{"id":94535,"date":"2022-05-04T11:40:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T10:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94535"},"modified":"2022-05-04T11:40:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T10:40:37","slug":"guns-boom-as-military-battles-invading-terrorists-at-chibok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/guns-boom-as-military-battles-invading-terrorists-at-chibok\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns boom as military battles invading terrorists at Chibok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Gunmen have reportedly attacked Kautikari, a local ward in Chibok local government of Borno State.<\/p>\n<p>Local officials in Chibok, who spoke to the press in anonymity, confirmed that gunshots were heard around Kautikari at about 6:00 pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the eyewitnesses, the sounds continued for almost an hour before a military re-enforcement was seen heading towards the village under attack.<\/p>\n<p>There are no details of the attack at this moment, but the military is reportedly engaging the criminals.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This attack comes months after gunmen attacked three communities: Kawtakare, Korohuma, and Pemi in the Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Four persons were reported killed and 110 buildings were burnt in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area, Umar Ibrahim while briefing Governor Babagana Zulum who visited days after the attack, said 24 people were also abducted.<\/p>\n<p>Chibok community first came into the limelight in 2014 after Boko Haram insurgents attacked a Government Girls Secondary School in the community, and abducted over 200 school girls.<\/p>\n<p>While some managed to escape from their abductors and others were rescued through government interventions, many remain unaccounted for.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Tuesday\u00a0 visited the state where he met with Governor Zulum and later embarked on a field mission where he met families affected by the Boko Haram conflict ravaging the region for more than 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres is expected to meet President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government officials on Wednesday.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen have reportedly attacked Kautikari, a local ward in Chibok local government of Borno State. 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