No fewer than two people have been killed and many others injured in an attack by Boko Haram on Chibok town in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.
In April 2014, Boko Haram terrorists 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 the Boko Haram terrorists went on the rampage, shooting, destroying houses, and looting food.
According to Adamu, the majority of the locals spent the night in the bushes, while others may have sought sanctuary in neighboring communities.
“We are certain that two people 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.
According to the Borno State Police Command, the incident drew a rapid response from a joint team of the military, police, and local vigilantes.
“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.
