Trapped Emir Of Gwoza, Others Escape From Boko HaramThe Emir of Gwoza, Muhammed Timta and a district head in the town, Hakimi Ibrahim who went missing after an attack on the town by Boko Haram have escaped, alongside hundreds of other residents trapped on the mountains. Their escape was facilitated by a heavy downpour on Monday night, Premium Times reports. After Boko Haram attacked Gwoza, killing scores of people and setting fire to almost every building, some of the residents managed to escape, climbing the rocky mountain that borders Cameroon and Adamawa. Some were not so lucky as they were killed by the insurgents while trying to climb up the mountain. Those who managed to escape have been trapped on the mountain since Wednesday, but when a heavy rainfall started on Monday night, the insurgents who have been surrounding the foot of the mountain to prevent those trapped from escaping, ran for shelter and the escapees took advantage of this and escaped from the mountains to nearby Madagali Local Government in Adamawa State. According to a family member of one of the escapees, Hajia Amina, the Emir of Gwoza and the other residents were as at Tuesday morning being moved to‎ a refugee camp in Uba, a border community between Adamawa and Borno. The immediate past Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Borno, Asabe Vilita, also confirmed the escape of some of the trapped Gwoza residents. Muhammed Timta was announced the new traditional ruler on June 11 amid Boko Haram fears after his father, Alhaji Idrisa Timta, had died in a ghastly attack by the insurgents on May 30. Gwoza town, which is located near the border with Cameroon, was taken over by Boko Haram fighters in the early hours of Wednesday, killing about a hundred people. Source: Legit.ng