MAIDUGURI – Six people were reportedly killed while one
person sustained gunshot injury when suspected members of Boko Haram
sect invaded Goniambari village in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno
state.
The insurgents, according to sources also burnt down some
houses and vehicles using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol
bombs before looting foodstuffs and livestock.
The incident according to a fleeing resident, Mallam Modu Abari took place on Monday between 6:30pm to 7pm.
Goniambari village is south and 15 kilometres from
Beneshiekh, the council headquarters of Kaga Local Government of the
state. Kaga is about 80 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital.
Saturday, last week, four members of the Civilian JTF and a
volunteer were killed with four others injured when their Hilux patrol
vehicle stepped on a landmine in Buma village in Ngamdu District of
Beneshiekh.
All efforts to get confirmation from the Police Public
Relations Officer of the Borno state Command, Mr. Victor Isuku proved
abortive
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