15 people were killed after Boko Haram launched a fresh attack on a remote village in Borno State, opening fire and burning homes.
Fifteen people have been declared dead after the dreaded Boko Haram group attacked a remote village in Borno State, opening fire and burning homes, residents told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Tuesday, June 9.
The attack happened at about 13:00 GMT on Monday in Huyum, in the Askira-Uba district of Borno State, which residents said has been hit repeatedly in recent weeks by the Islamist militants.
“The whole village was burnt by Boko Haram gunmen. We lost around 500 homes,” said Bukar Zira, who fled to the commercial hub of Mubi in neighbouring Adamawa State as the rebels moved in.
Zira said the insurgents surrounded the village and opened fire before moving in, sprinkling petrol on homes, many of which are mud-brick with straw roofs, then setting them alight.
He added: “We have so far lost 15 people and one was injured. People in the whole village moved out to different parts of Borno and Adamawa."