Boko Haram invades Chibok, kills 2, injures many

Boko Haram invades Chibok, kills 2, injures many

Boko Haram insurgents killed two people and injured many more in an attack on Chibok town in Borno State’s Chibok Local Government Area on Tuesday.

In April 2014, rebels invaded the Government Girls Secondary School and abducted over 300 students, bringing the town to national attention.

The most recent attack occurred at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to a local, Moses Adamu, residents fled into the adjacent bushes as rebels went on the rampage, shooting, destroying houses, and looting food.

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Adamu said a majority of the residents spent the night in the bushes while some might have found refuge in neighbouring communities.

“We are certain that two persons died of the terrorists’ gunshots, but there could be more which we cannot ascertain yet because those who fled started returning home this afternoon,” he said.

The Borno State Police Command confirmed the attack, saying that it attracted a swift response from a joint team of the military, the police and the local vigilante.

“The attack was repelled by the joint effort of the military and the police,” the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth, said.

“Unfortunately, two persons were killed – one of the deceased, named Mr. Badi, aged 75, and one Ngule, aged 45, died during the attack.

“But the situation has since returned to normal,” Kenneth added.

Boko Haram invades Chibok, kills 2, injures many