No fewer than seven (7) mourners were killed while others sustained gunshots injuries when suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Kopl Village in Chibok local government area of Borno State.
The attack came barely seven (7) hours after dozens of motorists and passengers were killed and others sustaining injuries along Gamboru Ngala-Kala Balge Road after stumbling on an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by terrorists.
Confirming the latest, the Chairman of the Chibok LGA, Hon. Modu Mustapha said the incident took place at about 6pm on Monday when armed terrorists descended on some mourners who gathered for a final day prayer of one of their loved one who died last week in Kopl.
“Many of the victims who sustained injuries in the attack were evacuated to Mubi General Hospital in nearby Adamawa State for treatment,”
Mustapha stressed that the number of casualties may be higher than seven as the community embarked on search and rescue to enable mass burial on Tuesday.
Responding to the renewed escalating attacks, especially in Southern Borno Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume described the situation as pathetic and beyond human imagination.
He added that he received a distress call on Monday that over 10 members of vigilantes were killed in a community between Hawul local government area of Borno and Garkida town in Adamawa States.
“My people are into severe casualties with no confrontation. In the last one month, over 100 were killed in several and coordinated attacks in Sabon Gari, Izge, Kirawa, Pulka, Damboa, Chibok, Askira Uba and too numerous to mention,” Ndume lamented.
