No fewer than 40 people, including teenegers were killed when suspected Boko Haram Insurgents attacked three villages of Chuha A, CHuha B and Korongilim in Chibok Local Government area of Borno state.
The attackers, according to sources destroyed houses, shops, and vehicles after carting away with foodstuff and livestock.
A community youth leader in Chibok, Mallam Yakubu Joshua who confirmed the incident on phone yesterday, said:
" Some suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded the three villages of Chibok local government of Borno state and killed over 40 persons". The terrorist injured many other villagers, burnt many houses and made away with our foodstuff. The attack, which took place around 7 a.m yesterday lasted over five hours before military intervened. I and some residents of Chibok had made several calls on phone 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 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.
Chairman Sector 5 of the local vigilante group in Borno State, Abba Aji Khalil, also confirmed the attack saying his group was " already in hot pursuit of the suspected terrorists. Our members in Chibok and neighbouring local government areas are already in hot pursuit of the terrorist.
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