Contrary to government claim that Boko Haram has been defeated, the terror group is still unleashing mayhem on helpless people of the North-East as the insurgents attacked Kuburvwa on Sunday evening, leaving at least 11 people dead.
Residents of the peasant community said they buried 11 corpses on Monday after the attack. Also several women and girls living in the community are still missing.
A local security operative, who craved anonymity, told PREMIUM TIMES that “many women, mostly married, were raped while others were taken away by the gunmen”.
Spokesperson of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Abbas Gava, confirmed the attack to journalists in Maiduguri.
“The attack took place in Kuburvwa village which is located between Chibok and Damboa towns. According to reports we received from our operatives in that area, the Boko Haram gunmen invaded the village at night on Sunday and began to shoot.
“Many women, including house wives, were raped by the gunmen who also killed at least 11 persons.
“According to our men, who called us from Chibok, many people that fled the village into the bushes have not returned to the community as at Monday morning.”
Mr. Gava said his group, which works closely with the Nigerian military does not have “the exact number of women that were reportedly abducted by the gunmen.”
The Nigerian security forces are yet to find a solution to the current wave of killings by Boko Haram. The terror group have caused the death of over 20,000 people since the insurgency began in 2009.
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