Bokoharam stikes in Borno Again, 25 confirmed dead

About 25 people were reportedly killed on Sunday as gunmen believed to be Boko Haram terrorists attacked a village market in the southern part of Borno State, killing 25 and injuring several others, eyewitnesses and security operatives said.

This happened four hours before another set of gunmen stormed Gumsa village of Gaidam local government area of Yobe State and abducted the son of the village head there.

The gunmen that attacked the Borno village were about 20 in number, some dressed in military camouflage, as they drove into Daku village about 11am and headed for the market where they began to shoot at traders.

Those who survived the attack said they saw more than 20 of the gunmen who arrived at the village driving a Toyota Hilux vehicle and a few motorcycles.

The gunmen, according to an official of the Nigeria vigilante, killed about 25 people and set houses and shops ablaze after looting food items.

“They actually targeted food and other supplies during the attack, but they also shot at the people sporadically which led to the death of about 25 people and injuring many others,” said Muhammed Gava, an official of the Nigeria Vigilante who was quoting from a report he received from his members in Askira Uba.

Similarly, the gunmen that attacked Gumsa village in Yobe State were said to be about seven in number who came riding on motorcycles about 3pm Sunday.

“They did not kill anybody but they put fire on the Airtel telecom mast in Gumsa and then went to the house of the village head of Gumsa where they abducted his son and left with him. We don’t know if he has been rescued, but the soldiers in the town had run after them,” said Mrs Fati Umar, a resident of the attacked village who had to flee to Gaidam town, about 185km away from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. Gumsa is an agrarian village not more than 30km away from Gaidam.

Source: Leadership