Newspapers review for Feb 11: Buhari reacts as Boko Haram kills 30 in fresh attackThe newspapers review for Tuesday, February 11, focuses more on security as three national dailies report on a recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents which claimed many lives in Borno state. An attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Auno village in Borno state, 20 kilometres from the state capital, Maiduguri on Sunday night, February 9, has led to the deaths of about 30 persons. Vanguard newspaper, citing a source, reported that the insurgents invaded the community at 10 pm on Sunday shooting sporadically at everyone in sight. The fighters were said to have also abducted several others including women and children during the attack. “The insurgents abducted a number of women and children, with no fewer than 30 people who were mostly motorists killed and 18 vehicles destroyed,” the source said. The Guardian newspaper reports that the Boko Haram insurgents who rode in gun trucks burnt 18 vehicles and houses. Recommended for you Young man builds beautiful house, puts expensive chairs & gives it classy i... A member of Civilian JTF in Auno told the newspaper that some persons had to run into the bush to escape being killed by the insurgents “The gunmen killed commuters and villagers while some of us scampered for safety, running into nearby bushes and houses," the JTF member said. The garrison commander, Brig-Gen. Sunday, who confirmed the Boko Haram attack, said the insurgents launched the attack from the Sambisa forest. He said that the Maiduguri/Damaturu road was closed by 4pm to protect lives and property in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations. Still on security, This Day newspaper reports that President Buhari has commiserated with the families of victims of terrorist attacks in Maiduguri, Borno state. The president said his administration was committed to ending insurgency in Nigeria. Buhari said that terrorists are clearly on a back foot, declaring that their days are numbered. In another report, Houses of Assembly in the six western states are expected to pass into law a bill giving legal backing to Operation Amotekun. Recommended for you "Juju dey follow him oga footsteps": Israel DMW joins Davido to delete all... The Nation newspaper reports that Governor Kayode Fayemi on Monday, February 10, announced the decision of the governors to make the outfit operational. Fayemi said governors of the southwest region had resolved to give the bill accelerated discussion in the various state executive councils for the purpose of speedy passage of the bill. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Meanwhile, the World Bank has disclosed that 87% of all the poor people in Nigeria in 2016 were from the northern part of the country. The Punch newspaper states that the bank in a report titled: Advancing social protection in a dynamic Nigeria, released on January 28, 2020, stated that it observed that although Nigeria was a richly endowed country, it had a larger proportion of the world’s extreme poor than any other nation. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) - Legit.ng. We have upgraded to serve you better. Recommended for you Lagos 2023: 4 powerful PDP chieftains align, back Sanwo-Olu's second-term b... Can Nigerian Soldiers really not deal with Boko Haram fighters?| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng The newspapers review for Tuesday, February 11, focuses more on security as three national dailies report on a recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents which claimed many lives in Borno state. Vanguard newspaper, The Guardian This Day newspaper The Nation newspaper PAY ATTENTION The Punch newspaper