The Boko Haram attack last Saturday,January 30 on Dalori, a village which lies about 12 km (seven miles) from the northern city of Maiduguri has left over 86 persons or more dead,including children.
The Islamic militant group dressed in military uniform stormed the village and opened fire and later set some huts ablaze with people inside.
A survivor, Ibrahim Muhammad ,who had hidden himself in a tree during the attack said he watched Boko Haram fighters fire bomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death.
It was also reported that troops arrived at Dalori around 8:40pm on Saturday but were unable to overcome the attackers, who were better armed.
However,the Boko Haram fighters only retreated after reinforcements arrived with heavier weapons,according to survivors,Alamin Bakura and Malam Masa Dalori, a community leader, both of whom relatives were either killed or severally injured during the attack.
On Sunday, survivors of the attack complained it had taken too long for help to arrive from nearby Maiduguri and said they feared another attack.
A total of 86 were collected by Sunday afternoon, according to Mohammed Kanar, area coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency. Another 62 people are being treated for burns, said Abba Musa of the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri.
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