No fewer than three people were killed while an unspecified number of women were said to have been abducted in Ndagu village, Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State in a fresh Boko Haram attack on Sunday.
“The insurgents came in their numbers and set the entire village ablaze,” a source said. “At least, three people were killed in the attack.”
Ibrahim Askira, a resident of the village, reportedly said residents of the community are now at the mercy of the insurgents because of inadequate security in the area.
“As I speak with you now, many people who fled to the bush have not returned. We are not sure what has happened to them. They took away many women that we are not yet sure of the number,” Aminu, a local hunter, said.
“The people in this village are completely traumatised. We cannot be sure of our next sleep. I call on the security against to be more proactive in dealing with these Boko Haram boys. If the security agents leave us like this, they will finish us.” On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram abducted 219 girls from a secondary school in Chibok. Till date, 196 of the school girls are still missing.