June 2014 Gwoza massacres

The Gwoza massacre was a terrorist event that occurred on 2 June, 2014 in the Gwoza local government district, Borno State near the Nigerian-Camerounian border.Militants (presumably from Boko Haram) dressed as soldiers slaughtered hundreds of civilians in the villages of Goshe, Attagara, Agapalwa and Aganjara. Some sources have put the death toll at 400-500 Quotes For more than forty days, I lived with Boko Haram insurgents teaching their wives how to read and recite Quran. They seized my babies from me so that I would not run away. I was told later the babies died. But I knew they were killed. A survivor narrates When they visited my house, they broke my jaw, collected my savings and personal effects like phone and laptop. In the case of my friend, they simply ordered him on the phone to sell his car and told him to meet them somewhere with the proceeds. To refuse is suicidal. So my friend complied and took the proceeds to them at the appointed place. He was strongly warned not to look back while handing the money over, and that was what he did. My friend and I are few of the lucky ones. Not many lived to tell the story of Boko Haram visit to their homes Grema says External link