Hundreds of People flee Baga after Boko Haram Warning
Hundreds of people from four villages near the Nigerian town of Baga have been forced to flee their homes after a warning from Boko Haram militants, witnesses and community leaders said Tuesday.
Residents of Kekenu, Budur, Yoyo and Mile 90 villages, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the fishing town of Baga in Borno State, fled after a visit from the Islamists on Monday.
"These four villages are all empty as at yesterday (Monday) because Boko Haram gunmen
went there and asked people to leave or else," said Abubakar Gamandi, head of the Borno fishermen's union.
Rebel fighters attacked Baga on January 3, looting and burning down homes and businesses in the town and at least 16 surrounding settlements on the shores of Lake chad.
Hundreds of people, if not more, are feared to have been killed, although there is no official confirmation of the toll as Boko Haram was still in control of the area.
Gamandi, who hails from Baga and now stays in the Borno State capital Maiduguri, said he received the information from villagers who fled to the city.
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