Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 18 people at a funeral in northeast Nigeria, a witness and a police official have said. The atta...
Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 18 people at a funeral in northeast Nigeria, a witness and a police official have said.
The attackers shot at mourners and set houses on fire after arriving on motorbikes in the village of Kuda near Madagali town of Adamawa state on Thursday evening, witnesses said.
At least 10 people were injured in the incident, one witness said on condition of anonymity due to security concerns.
Resident Moses Kwagh told the Reuters news agency that people waited until three hours after the attack and then counted 18 women’s bodies.
Some women were still missing, he said.
“When we said that Boko Haram is still in this place, some people sit in Abuja and claim that there is no more Boko Haram – but see what has happened,” Kwagh said.
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| Boko Haram kills 18 women at a funeral in Nigeria |
State lawmaker Emmanuel Tsamdu told Reuters: “I am yet to get the details on how it happened and the real number of people killed. I have sent hunters to go to the area and get me the details because people are afraid to go to the village.”
Kuda is close to the Sambisa Forest, a vast colonial-era game reserve where Boko Haram fighters hide in secluded camps to avoid the Nigerian military. The village was previously attacked by Boko Haram in February.
Under President Muhammadu Buhari’s command and aided by Nigeria’s neighbours, the army has recaptured most of the territory seized by Boko Haram, but the armed group still regularly stages attacks. – AFP
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