A village chief imam and four others were slaughtered by suspected Boko
Haram members in Borno State, the caretaker chairman of Magumeri Local
Government Area of the State, Abubakar Abdulkadir, said on Monday in
Maiduguri.
Abdulkadir said, “The Chief Imam of Kurmiri village and four other
persons were slaughtered by suspected members of Boko Haram sect last
night (Sunday).”
The slain chief imam, Ustaz Goni Bukar Tabare, was the elder brother to a popular politician in Magumeri, Mallam Goni Kundube.
Kurmiri village is in Titiwa Ward, about 15 kilometres away from Magumeri LGA.
Magumeri has witnessed a series of deadly attacks in recent past,
including the ambush, killing and abduction of NNPC oil exploration
workers, contracted staff of University of Maiduguri and 15 members of
Civilian JTF in Bornoyesu village in July this year.
A resident of the village who spoke anonymously to our correspondent
said the suspected Boko Haram members came into the village armed with
AK47 rifles, knives and machetes.
He said they, however, killed the victims with knives, as it was
believed that their using of gun would have alerted many residents who
could have engaged them.
Abdulkadir, who regretted the incident, assured his people that
adequate security have been provided and normalcy have been restored.
He said, “We in Magumeri woke up this morning (Monday) and received a
distress call that one of our communities witnessed Boko Haram attacks.
“Five people were slaughtered, including chief imam of Kurmiri village. We regret this attack and we pray Allah grant aljanul firduas to the souls of the deceased and their families to bear the irreparable loss.
“I want to commend the effort of our Civilian JTF members, security
agencies for their prompt action which led to the apprehension of one of
the attackers.
“I also want to urge members of the general public not to panic, but
to go about their business as the situation is under control,”
Abdulkadir stated.
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