Four killed in Boko Haram invasion of Borno village

Four persons were killed in Boko Haram invasion of Borno village, the Chairman of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ahmed Satomi told our correspondent on phone.

Satomi, who spoke with newsmen on Friday, said the attack was on a village, Shuwari in Konduga local government area of Borno State.

He said during the attack on Thursday night, the hoodlums stormed Shuwari village in Konduga LGA, killing four civilians, looted and carted away food items as well as burnt down the village.

He said that some lucky villagers were able to flee to nearby Dalori Internally Displaced Persons camp and Maiduguri for safety.



He said “We have gone to the village on Friday in the morning to evacuate the victims; four people were killed, they looted and carted away the food items after they set the whole village ablaze.”

Shuwari is about 13 miles away from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

The Boko Haram insurgents have continued to intensify attacks on the troubled Borno State killing hundreds of civilians and properties worth millions of Naira lost.