Two civilians were slain by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Chibok local government area Borno State on Tuesday night.
The incident, which allegedly happened about 7 o’clock at night, was believed to have caused extreme anxiety at the Chibok local government headquarters, forcing the people to hide in the adjacent bushes.
According to neighborhood sources, the perpetrators broke into homes and stole food before lighting them on fire.
As of Wednesday at midday, many of the people who took sanctuary in the jungle had not returned, according to Pona, a witness to the incident.
“We lost two lives who died of gunshots during the attack,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the state police revealed that the attack was met with a joint response from the military and local law enforcement stationed in Chibok town.
“The attack was repelled by the joint effort of the military and the police.
“Unfortunately, two persons were killed, one of the deceased, named Mr. Badi, aged 75, and one Ngule, aged 45, died during the attack. But the situation has since returned to normal,” the Police public relations officer, ASP Nahum Daso said.
Despite the kidnapping of over 250 schoolgirls in Chibok Secondary School in 2014, Boko Haram militants have continued to terrorize Chibok and the neighboring villages on a regular basis. More than eighty of the schoolgirls that were taken are still in the terrorists’ custody as of right now.
While more than 160 000 rebels and their families have turned themselves in to the military in various parts of the northeast, the remaining terrorists have turned to stealing food and non-food items from villages in an attempt to increase their meager earnings as a result of the countermeasures the Nigerian military has implemented, which are stifling their source of income.
