Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday night, killed two villagers in Chibok local government area of Borno State.
The attack which reportedly took place at 7pm was said to have sent terrible fear through the headquarters of Chibok local government thus prompting villagers to flee into nearby bushes for safety.
Sources in the community said the attackers invaded homes, looting food items before setting houses ablaze.
Pona, a witness to the attack, recounted that many who sought refuge in the bush had not returned as of 12 noon on Wednesday.
“We lost two lives who died of gunshots during the attack,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the state police revealed that the attack was met with a joint response from the military and local law enforcement stationed in Chibok town.
“The attack was repelled by the joint effort of the military and the police.
“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,” the Police public relations officer, ASP Nahum Daso said.
Chibok and the surrounding communities have been bearing heavy brunt from periodic attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists despite the abduction of over 250 school girls in Chibok Secondary School in 2014. As of today, over 80 of the abducted school girls are still in the hands of the terrorists.
Although, over 160, 000 of the insurgents and family members have surrendered to troops at different locations of the North-East, the remnants of the terrorists still fighting had resorted to looting of foods and non-food items across villages to boost their dwindling fortunes due to the counter measures adopted by the Nigerian military which is strangulating their economic base. (Leadership)