Insurgency: Boko Haram Kills 20 In Borno Village

BEVERLY HILLS, April 10, (THEWILL) – No fewer than 20 persons were killed by rampaging Boko Haram gunmen Thursday night in Dile village, Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state.

A security source who disclosed this to THEWILL said: “Hundreds of suspected Boko Haram militants, who are believed to be fleeing from the Nigerian Troops on Thursday, killed at least 20 people in an attack on a remote village near Askira Uba local government area in Borno State.”

He said, “The insurgents stormed Dile village at 2 am in several vehicles, burning houses and killing anybody in sight.”

His account was corroborated by a resident, Ibrahim Yunus, who claimed he fled to Mubi because of the attack.

He disclosed that 20 persons were feared killed in the village while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries during the attack.

According to Yunus, “Dozens of Boko Haram fighters attacked our village ‎at about 2 a.m. and killed 20 people. Many of us fled to the bush to avoid being killed. Everybody was running for his life. We don't know the whereabouts of our family members.”