Atleast four civilians were killed while eight others seriously injured when some suspected Boko Haram sects invaded Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno state in the early hours of Wednesday.
Gamboru Ngala is a boarder town with Cameroun Republic, about 135 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital which had witnessed series of bombing and killings in recent past.
Gamboru Ngala is a boarder town with Cameroun Republic, about 135 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital which had witnessed series of bombing and killings in recent past.
Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen numbering about 50 rode on a motorcycles armed with sophisticated weapons stormed Flatari ward of the council at about 2am on Wednesday and ordered residents to come out from their houses before they opened fire on their victims, which led to the death of 4 residents with injuring of 8 others.
Also another account said that suspected Islamist extremists dressed as soldiers opened fire on residents of a town in Borno on Wednesday after luring them out of their homes, killing four people, residents said.
The incident involving suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram occurred around 1:00 am in the town of Gamboru Ngala near the border with Cameroon.
Residents said the attack appeared to be in reprisal for the recent arrests of Boko Haram members.
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