The scene of the attack was familiar to traumatized villagers of Ancha in Bassa County of Nigeria’s Plateau State on the cold evening of Jan. 11. A unit of 30 well-armed Nigerian soldiers were stationed in an abandoned school building inside the settlement. The 30 soldiers had assault rifles, an armored personnel carrier, and two trucks. Yet to the shock of 400 local residents scattering at the sound of terrorist gunfire at midnight, the unit calmly held its position and never fired its weapons as terrorists murdered 18 local people, including many women, teenagers, and babies. “The attack started some minutes after 12 a.m. leading to the death of 18 people,” said Stephen Andy Igmala, chairman of Bassa County, to The Epoch Times. “Seven people were injured and 107 houses were burnt down,” Igmala added. The terrorists were chanting “Allahu’akbar” (God is great) according to survivors. They burnt houses and …
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