Boko Haram massacre women in north-east Nigerian village

“They were rushed to Gulak Cottage Hospital”.

The attack occurred around 10 p.m. local time on Thursday night, Othman Abubakar, the state police spokesperson told Xinhua in Yola, the state capital.

Resident Moses Kwagh told Reuters that people waited until three hours after the attack and had then counted 18 women’s bodies.

“They stormed our village on motorbikes and immediately opened fire on the people observing the wake keep”, a witness said. “But the number of the casualties could be much higher”.

“Reacting to the incident, the member representing Michika/Madagali federal constituency, Hon Adamu Kamale called on the people of his constituency to be;” vigilant and report any suspicious movement to security agents.

The Nigerian Army yesterday, said that its troops on Thursday arrested a Boko Haram kingpin and an auto mechanic in Yobe State, even as they also freed 47 persons held captive by the insurgents.

Adamawa State lawmaker, Emmanuel Tsamdu claims that he had to disperse hunters to the area to ascertain the extent of the damage done in the area and the actual number of people killed.

A police official says Boko Haram extremists have killed 18 people at a funeral in northeast Nigeria.

Peter Uzezi who is the air component commander of the flagship counterinsurgency; “Operation Lafiya Dole” said the new phase of the onslaught would “flush out insurgents from the areas notorious as a major stronghold of the outlawed group”.

The removed his uniform, changed into mufti and trailed the suspect to a bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) apparently to withdraw money. A security source confirmed the toll.

Troops of Sector 5, 27 Task Force Brigade, 3 Division, in conjunction with the civilian JTF from Maiduguri arrested a suspected terrorist, Ibrahim Jagwal, aged 38 at Gishiwa Dabua area of Potiskum, Yobe state. They said none of the ministers had been hurt.