Another Boko Haram Attack Leaves 44 Dead in Borno

Suspected boko haram members

Gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect in yet another reprisal attack on Tuesday night killed 44 persons and injured several others at Dumba Village on the outskirts of Baga, in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Members of the sect, who have been forced to flee from their enclaves by the Borno Youth Vigilante Group and the security Joint Task Force in the state, have in the last couple of days been attacking Borno villages and killing people.

 The sect alleged that the villagers have been assisting the security agents and as at the last count, over 100 persons have been killed in reprisal attacks on Baga, Konduga and Gwoza. Sources told journalists yesterday that about 50 gunmen stormed Dumba Village during the Tuesday night deadly attack that resulted in the death of 44 villagers. Many people were also said to have been injured in the ensuing melee. It was learnt that the gunmen also set fire on some houses in the village. It was gathered in Maiduguri yesterday that rescue workers have been mobilized to the area with the aim of providing medical services and succour to the surviving victims.