A heavy rainfall late Monday night helped hundreds of residents of Gwoza, Borno State, who had been hiding on different mountains to escape to a safe haven. The Emir of Gwoza, Muhammed Timta and a district head in the town, Hakimi Ibrahim who have been missing since last Wednesday’s attack in their community were among those who escaped out of the town.
According to reports, hundreds of the escapees managed to climb the rocky mountain that borders Cameroon and Adamawa after the insurgents killed hundreds of them on Wednesday and took over Gwoza town.
The military in two attempts to take over Gwoza back from the insurgents have since failed, but are mapping out another strategy to take over the town.
The immediate past Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Borno also confirmed the escape of the trapped residents.
