Kirawa Residents Flee to Cameroon at Night Following Boko Haram Attack; Troop Withdrawal Disputed
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — August 13, 2025 Hundreds of residents of Kirawa, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, are now spending their days in Nigeria and sleeping in neighbouring Cameroonian villages after a Saturday-night Boko Haram attack triggered mass displacement and heightened fears of renewed night assaults. According to interviews, residents