No fewer than 20 people, including 12 terrorists, were killed,
while scores sustained gunshot injuries when a group of
suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Ngulde Village
of Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
Ngulde is in the south and about 80km drive from Askira
and just some 40 kilometres away from Chibok Local
Government Area which shares local border with Sambisa
forest.
This is the second time Ngulde is witnessing Boko Haram
attack – the first was in 2014 when the insurgents attacked
the town but only burnt down the Police post.
Sources said the insurgents connived with some residents
of the village suspected to be collaborators of Boko Haram
on Wednesday at about 12 noon and wrecked havoc on
innocent civilians, which led to the killing of eight residents
with several others injured, before setting ablaze some
houses, places of worship and shops.
The source added that “with quick intervention of members
of vigilantes (Local hunters), no fewer than 12 of the
insurgents were killed while others fled with various degrees
of injuries.
“Our village came under deadly attack on Wednesday when
some group of terrorists armed with AK47 rifles, Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs, invaded our
village claiming many lives in the process while properties
worth millions of naira were destroyed. Our vigilante group
confronted them and repelled the attack, killing a dozen of
the terrorists.
“As I am speaking to you now, most of our people including
old, aged parents have fled the village as the terrorists
vowed to come back and sack the whole village”, a
surviving resident and reliable source revealed.
Another resident (names withheld for security reasons) also
said that they had to flee the village and return back on
Thursday to bury the dead according to religious rites.
“The terrorists killed eight of our people including an 80
year old man, injured several others and looted foodstuff
and livestock before they also met their waterloo from the
hands of our Local hunters”, a resident who did not want
his name mentioned in print stated.
All efforts to confirm the incident from the Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP Gideon Jubrin, did not yield positive
result as his cell phones were switched off. However, a
reliable security source who is not authorised to talk to the
press confirmed the attack and killings in Ngulde on
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