Boko Haram Attacks Borno Villages, Slaughters 7 Top Traders, Others

Members of the Boko Haram sect hacve attacked Ngamdu village of Borno State, beheading at least seven prominent businessmen, security sources said.

The gunmen had, on the same day, also attacked Mobbar village where they also killed a number of village heads there.

The assailants, who invaded the village, which is about 100km away from Maiduguri and 35km away from the neighbouring Yobe State capital, Damaturu, were very specific in their mission as they targeted only top businessmen.

Security operatives in Ngamdu village said the terrorists crept upon the villagers at about 4am to carry out the killings.

Ngamdu is also a border town of Borno near a village in Yobe State called Kukareta, where a recently established military formation is located.

“They did not attack everyone in Ngamdu; they just selected some top business merchants there and slaughtered them in the early hours of today (Monday)”, said Abba Gava, a chieftain of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Borno State.

“We have also heard that they were attacking Mobbar village today also, but we have no knowledge of the casualty figures yet, even though those attacked and managed to escape said it was a massive attack.”