Suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked three villages of Chuha A, Chuha B, and Korongilim in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State at the weekend, killing about 40 people including teenagers, destroyed houses, shops and vehicles after carting away foodstuff and livestock.
According to one of the youth leaders in the Chibok community, Mallam Yakubu Joshua, “The terrorists injured many other villagers, burnt many houses and made away with our foodstuff. The attack, which commenced at 7a.m. yesterday lasted over five hours before military intervened.
“I and some other residents of Chibok had made several telephone calls to the military, unfortunately they (military) only started bombing the surrounding area of the attack after over 40 members of our community had been killed.
“The lifeless bodies of our people are still littered in the three villages as I speak, but our present fear is that many innocent villagers may be hit by the ongoing bombings by the military.”
Also, Chairman Sector 5 of the local vigilante group in Borno State, Abba Aji Khalil, confirmed the attack, saying his group was “already in hot pursuit of the suspected terrorists.
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