They k!lled dozens of people, set houses ablaze, looted food items and forced villagers to flee into nearby bushes for safety. Speaking on Tuesday during a visit by security agencies, the survivors described the attack as cruel and devastating. One of the survivors, Auta Danladi, who lost his father and an uncle, said he survived only by the grace of God. He said his parents refused to flee when the gunmen invaded the community and his father was later k!lled. “I tried all I could to persuade my father and my mother to leave, but they refused.