Reports coming in Borno state is that the Boko
Haram Insurgents have killed no fewer than 45 persons in a recent attack
on Azaya Kura village of the state which occurred on Wednesday.
Vanguard report that the suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the
village, located in Mafa local local government area of Borno State, at
about 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) on Wednesday as villagers were at work.
The Insurgents who reportedly stormed the village in trucks attacked
the residents, as they destroyed their houses, took along with them
motorcycles, foodstuff, livestock, residents lament.
Jabir Usman, a local farmer, who said he managed to escape the
attack, told reporters in Maiduguri that aside the 45 persons feared
dead, some others have also died in the bushes due to excessive
bleeding after sustaining bullet injuries”.
There are also reports that some are still missing.
Shettima Lawan, who is the caretaker chairman of Mafa local
government area, has lamented the havoc the Boko Haram sect have caused,
as he called on the Federal Government to come to act fast and put to
an end to the incessant attacks and killings.
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