Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed at lest 10 persons in Buni Gari village, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Buni Gari is the home town of the State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni.
One of the residents, who spoke with LEADERSHIP after the attack, said the suspected members of terrorist of the group stormed the town to kidnap a resident, Mallam Shati Gawi, whom was later killed.
Another resident said that, “I want to tell you that we lost more than 10 people here because we have seen the security personnel including soldiers and policemen going to the area for response, I spoke with one of my friends there, he confirmed to me that about 15 persons have been killed by suspected Boko Haram.”
However, a press statement signed and issued by the Police Public Reltions Officer (PPRO), DSP Dungus Abdulkareem, which was made available to LEADERSHIP in Damaturu, confirmed the attack, saying nine persons lost their lives during the attack.
According to the statement, the youths were ambushed and killed when they went to the bush to search for Mallam Shati Gawi, who was abducted and later killed by the suspected terrorists.
He added that a Division Police Officer (DPO) of the town, DSP Idriss Haruna, has released the bodies of the deceased to their families after he visited the scene.
Haruna also urged the people of the Buni Gari to support the Police with reliable and credible information in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the area.
The PPRO said reliable and credible information on the movement of suspected criminals in the society would pave the way to crush those terrorising innocent residents in the area.
