Boko Haram in military uniform attacks Borno’s Chibok, kills 12

Ibrahim Bununu

Suspected Boko Haram militants in military dress have killed 12 people and kidnapped one in the communities of Gatamarwa and Tsiha in Borno State’s Chibok Local Government Area.

The latest incident happened just two weeks after rebels carried out a similar attack in Chibok, when they killed two people and looted food before torching other houses.

ASP Nahum Daso Kenneth, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Borno State Command, confirmed the incident and said 12 bodies had been discovered.

“The gunmen shot sporadically at the people in the two communities. So far, 12 corpses were recovered and two were injured,” he said.

He said the police commissioner and other security heads had ordered discreet investigation into the matter to bring the perpetrators to book.

According to Daily Trust, the terrorists stormed the community of Gatamarwa around 5pm on Monday during the New Year celebration.

Sources said on Tuesday that insurgents carrying weapons stormed the communities in large number.

“The insurgents who were heavily armed with AK-47 rifles, came on motorcycles, in Hilux vans and opened fire on mourners returning from Gatamarwa.

“They later attacked another Tsiha community near Shikarkir and killed three people and abducted a young lady. They burnt houses after looting their foodstuffs,” he said.

Recently, attacks have increased in Borno State, grounding the electricity supplies in Borno and Yobe after the insurgents destroyed six 33KVA towers that connected the two states.

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