Crime
12 killed and one abducted as Boko Haram terrorists launch fresh attack in Borno
At least 12 were killed and one other was abducted as suspected Boko Haram terrorists in military uniform attacked Gatamarwa and Tsiha communities in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.
According to Daily Trust, the terrorists were reported to have stormed the community of Gatamarwa around 5pm on Monday, New Year’s Day.
A source said, “The insurgents who were heavily armed with AK-47 rifles, came on motorcycles, in Hilux vans and opened fire on mourners returning from Gatamarwa.
“They later attacked another Tsiha community near Shikarkir and killed three people and abducted a young lady. They burnt houses after looting their foodstuffs.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Borno State command, Nahum Daso Kenneth, confirmed the attack on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
“The gunmen shot sporadically at the people in the two communities. So far, 12 corpses were recovered and two were injured,” he told Daily Trust.
He said the police commissioner and other security heads had ordered a discreet investigation into the matter to bring the perpetrators to book.
In another development, the Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two suspects with 600 bags of stolen fertilizer.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna.
Hassan said the command received an intelligence information on December 8, 2023 that one suspected truck was sighted along Kaduna/Zaria Road.
“Upon the receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police( CP), Ali Dabigi, directed a team of operatives under his supervision (CP Monitoring Unit), to promptly respond to the distress call,” he said.
He added that the monitoring unit mobilised a team of detectives led by ASP Abdullahi Idris and with prompt action, the truck was intercepted along Kawo axis and one suspect was arrested.
“The suspect arrested happened to be the truck driver, who hails from Nassarawa Pan Madina, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State,” he said.
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