At least 30 people, including the village head, were, on Friday evening, feared dead when some suspected insurgents attacked Kambari village in Kinduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Konduga is north east and about 40 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital which witnessed series of deadly attacks in the past.
The attack, according to sources, came less than 24 hours before President Goodluck Jonathan launched his re-election campaign in Maiduguri.
“The terrorists attacked Kambari village, which is few kilometres to Maiduguri, around 5:00 am. They killed 30 people including our village head and set the entire hamlet ablaze,” said a resident, Mallam Abubakar Usman, who escaped and fled to Maiduguri.
“We suspected that the insurgents after fruitless efforts to enter Maiduguri through Konduga, without success, eventually took a different route and attacked Kambari,” Usman narrated.
Another woman from the village who did not want her name mentioned hinted the fear that “the terrorists also went away with some women they considered good looking.’’
When contacted for confirmation, Borno State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Gideon Jubrin, said, “I have not been to office for the past two days. I am not and aware of such, but I will make enquiries and get back to you before going to press”. Culled
this very sad.
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