<p class="">In sizzling temperatures, Boko Haram timed their latest attack to coincide with the breaking of the Ramadan fast. </p>
<h1>Most of the people Boko Haram killed in Gajigana, Borno state on Sunday, May 17, were too weak to flee after several weeks of fasting.</h1>
<p class="">So when the terrorists stormed the sleepy community as folks were preparing to break their Ramadan fast after sundown, they met the locals at their vulnerable worst.</p>
<p class="">And left them for dead. </p>
<h2>Entering the village from the opposite end</h2>
<p class="">The<strong><em> Associated Press (AP) </em></strong>reports that Boko Haram would go on to kill at least 20 people in the first attack of its kind in northeastern Nigeria since the Muslim holy month began.</p>
<p class="">News of the attack broke on Monday, May 18, 2020. But the killings occurred the day before. </p>
<figure class="image" align="center"> <img src="https://ift.tt/3dTfrEo" alt="Military kills key Boko Haram leaders in an air strikes carried out in Borno. [Twitter/@fredwave]"> <figcaption>Military kills key Boko Haram leaders in an air strikes carried out in Borno. [Twitter/@fredwave]</figcaption> </figure>
<p class="">The terrorists reportedly entered the opposite end of the village from where Nigerian soldiers were posted.</p>
<p class=""><em>“The shootings were sudden and intense; people began to flee in all directions,” </em><strong>Ba’an Bukar,</strong> a member of a local vigilante group, told AP. </p>
<p class="">Bukar added that many of the victims were too weak to flee after several weeks of fasting, with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Audu Mustapha </strong>who is a member of the Borno state House of Assembly, said 25 others were wounded in the attack.</p>
<p class="">Gajigana lies about 47 kilometers (29 miles) north of the Borno state capital of Maiduguri.</p>
<h2>Reign of terror</h2>
<p class="">Boko Haram has killed more than 50,000 people, abducted hundreds and left more than 7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, since it commenced a decade-long insurgency against the Nigerian state. </p>
<p class="">A resurgent Nigerian army has been giving the terrorists a run for their money in recent times, decimating most of their fighters by the day, thanks to superior weaponry. </p>
<p class="">Latest reports suggest that the army is closing in on the top echelon of the terrorist group and its loudmouth leader,<strong> Abubakar Shekau. </strong></p>
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