Witnesses described the
Gamboru Ngala attack as a
well-coordinated onslaught that began shortly
after 1:30 p.m. Monday at a busy outdoor market in the town.
Wearing military uniforms, the militants arrived with three armored personnel carriers, villagers said.
The attackers shouted
"Allahu Akbar" -- "God is great" -- and opened up on the market, firing
rocket-propelled grenades into the crowd and tossing improvised
explosive devices, witnesses said.
Some marketgoers tried
to take shelter in shops only to be burned alive when the gunmen set
fire to a number of the businesses, the witnesses said.
A few Nigerian soldiers
who had been left behind at the village could not hold off the assault
and were forced to flee, they said. Many sought safe haven in nearby
Cameroon.
The fighters also
attacked the police station during the 12-hour assault, initially facing
stiff resistance. They eventually used explosives to blow the roof off
the building, witnesses said. They said 14 police officers were found
dead inside.
Residents who returned to the village said they found 310 bodies.Source:CNN

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