A Borno state Senator, Maina Lawan, on Saturday revealed that the actual death toll in the clash between soldiers and Boko Haram is 228, while over 4,000 houses were also burnt down.
Baga is the birth place of Senator Lawan who represents Baga and other towns in Borno north in the Nigerian senate.The villagers had told the state governor and journalists, two days after the incident, that they buried 185 people after the clash, a figure disputed by the Nigerian army.Mr. Lawan, a former governor of Borno state, expressed fears of an epidemic if the federal government does not immediately deploy more rescue and humanitarian aid workers to assist the displaced people.
According to Senator Lawan, at one of the three graveyards called Makabartar Waya, 130 graves of victims were counted.In another graveyard called Makabartar Arewa, 60 graves were counted, then in Budumari graveyard another 30 graves of victims were counted, while inside the town, the aid agencies said they buried eight corpses which could not be evacuated to the graveyards.
There have been conflicting death tolls from the April 19 operation carried out by joint forces from Nigeria, Chad and Niger against Boko Haram insurgents in the remote town of Baga.The Red Cross is investigating a report by locals that 187 people died, including many civilians, but defense spokesman Chris Olukolade said only 37 were killed.
Nigeria, the land of comedy. I bet we would never know the truth
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