Boko Haram kills 10 in Borno villages

For the second time in two days, gunmen
suspected to be members of the Boko Haram
sect have invaded villages of Kawuri District
and Fori of Konduga Local Government Area of
Borno State. They killed 10 people, including
three members of the civilian JTF.
Twenty four hours earlier, gunmen attacked
border communities of Logomani villages
between Dikwa – Gamboru Ngala and
Cameroon Republic, killing over 20 civilians
including motorists.
Kawuri District is one of the biggest in
Konduga council area, along the Maiduguri-
Obama Highway which is about 60 kilometres
from Maiduguri the state capital.
A woman passenger Madam Hauwa Musa said:
"Yes, I was among the passengers that boarded
a taxi from Mubi to Maiduguri, and when we
reached the villages along the main road, we
saw some buildings being set on fire as
members of the Civillian JTF were fleeing into
buses."
The gunmen also set ablaze some residential
houses and public buildings including a clinic
and a primary school.
It was gathered that the gunmen numbering
about 30 and using two Hilux vehicles and
motorcycles with arms and ammunition,
Rocket Propel Launchers including Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs), stormed the village at
about 3 am and started ordering residents to
come out of their houses before opening fire
on them.
They also later threw explosives on some
private and public structures.
Acting spokesman of the 7 Division, Nigerian
Army in Maiduguri, Captain Aliyu Danja and
Police spokesman Gideon Jubrin, could not be
reached as at press time.