No fewer than 28 have been killed and many injured by suspected Boko Haram terrorists that overrun Shuawari village of Kirchinga district of Madagali local government area of Adamawa State on late Tuesday night.
Among the casualties is the newly appointed village head in the area, while the injured ones have been evacuated to hospital for medical attention.
The terrorists also burnt down residential houses and other belongings of the locals.
The incident comes less than four days when the insurgents killed three soldiers and one civilian in Garaha village of Hong local government area of the state.
The villages are adjoining to Sambisa forest in Borno state, a den of Boko Haram insurgents, and lack adequate security that would counter the invasion of the attackers.
According to the locals, the terrorists invaded the Shuawari village and shot sporadically, killing those at sight before setting the residential buildings on fire.
One of the locals, who spoke on condition of anonymity said it took the intervention of local security outfits (Hunters and Vigilantes) to repel the terrorists who had overpowered the military troops that were providing security in the area.
“I want to tell you that the terrorists do not fear the military at all; they confront the military personnel, but retreat when Hunters and Vigilantes are called upon for backup,” he said.
He said the injured victims are taking medication in a hospital.
The Village Head Kirchinga, Lawal Kanuri, who confirmed the incident, said the actual number of casualties is still being counted.
He said food, domestic animals, and personal belongings have been lost in the incident.
The Adamawa State Police Spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje in a statement said the Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris led a team of senior officers to the affected villages to assess the security situation and review police deployments aimed at strengthening collaboration with sister security agencies, particularly the Military.
He said CP Morris reassure them of the Command’s unwavering commitment to restoring peace, enhancing security presence, and ensuring a return to normalcy in the area.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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