Terrorism in Nigeria –Boko Haram strikes again, kidnaps 185 women and children

#BokoHaram Another incident of terrorism rocks Nigeria - Boko Haram insurgents are reported to have kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria.
The gunmen came in pickup trucks and attacked the village of Gumsuri, just north of Chibok – they shot down the men and herded away the women and children in the trucks. They also burned down the village by using petrol bombs.
The militants had stormed the village from two directions – that way, the local vigilantes who had repelled Boko Haram attacks over the course of the year, were caught by surprise.
It seems news of this attack took four days to emerge because of a serious lack of communication in the region – many telecommunications towers had been disabled by the militants in previous attacks.
Local officials came to know about the attack from residents who succeeded in fleeing out to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
Boko Haram has been carrying out terror activities in northern Nigeria regularly since 2009 – they have attacked police, schools, churches and civilians, and bombed a number of government buildings. In April, the Boko Haram militants had kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from a school in Chibok and, while a few of the girls managed to escape, many have been sold into slavery.