Boko Haram Kills 18, Burns Homes In Borno Town

At least 18 people were killed and numerous others injured when Islamist insurgents belonging to Boko Haram launched a return attack yesterday on a small community in Borno State near the border with Adamawa State.

Apart from killing 18 people, the insurgents also burnt down five homes that were still standing after the Islamist terrorist group struck the community last year.

A member of a vigilante group in Mussa District disclosed that the insurgents rode into the town in two vehicles and a motorbike, opening fire indiscriminately on helpless civilians.

"They came exactly 6:30 a.m. and continued their operations till around 10 a.m., without anyone to challenge them," said Dauda Yusuf who spoke with our correspondent by phone from Biu. "They killed at least 18 people," he added. According to Mr. Yusuf, many residents of the besieged town had fled to an internally displaced people's camp in Biu town. .

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