Boko Haram Kills 97 In Another Borno Attack

According to the AFP, close to 100 persons were killed in a fresh attack in a village near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by members of Boko Haram on Wednesday evening.

A witness in Maiduguri was quoted by the foreign news agency to have disclosed the information to them.

“The attackers have killed at least 97 people,” a local from Kukawa village, who gave his name as Kolo and who said he had counted the bodies, told AFP.

“They wiped out the immediate family of my uncle…They killed his children, about five of them, and set his entire house ablaze,” Kolo added.

It was reported that the terrorists attacked mosques in the community and burnt down several houses as well.

Another witness called Babami Alhaji Kolo, who fled to Maiduguri, disclosed that the insurgents were more than 50.

“The terrorists first descended on Muslim worshippers in various mosques who were observing the Maghrib prayer shortly after breaking their fast,” he said.

“They… opened fire on the worshippers who were mostly men and young children.

“They spared nobody. In fact, while some of the terrorists waited and set most of the corpses on fire, others proceeded to houses and shot indiscriminately at women who were preparing food,” he further said.

Despite intense war on the group by the Nigerian government, terrorism is yet to be finally conquered in the northeast part of the country.