File photo of Boko Haram members
According to Sahara Reporters, two members
of a local vigilante group in the community
said the insurgents rode into the town on
bicycles since Kimba, which is in Biu local
government area, is remote.
He said the attackers sneaked into the town
at dusk and began their killing spree.
Mohammed Aliyu, a vigilante member
said: “They killed 11 people and injured many
more people and set the whole village ablaze.”
Another member of the vigilante group, Isa
Biu said: “The attackers rode on bicycles to
invade Kimba. They had guns and they just
opened fire on villagers.”
However, speaking to AFP, Mustapha
Karimbe, a civilian assisting the military in
fighting Boko Haram, said the number of
casulaties is at least 14.
Kimba is about to 22 miles from Biu town,
the biggest town in the southern part of
Borno State.
According to Dailypost the insurgents killed
13 people and abducted eight others, at
about 8:30 pm which was said to be the
sixth attack in the area recently.
Umar Sani, a resident who spoke to Dailypost
on the phone said: “They burnt down our
houses, killed our brothers and abducted our
children. We are close to Sabon Gari and there
are military there at Sabon Gari but they could
not come to our rescue. Many people have been
wounded. About 17 are currently being treated
in Biu. We have lost 13 people and they took
eight with them.”
However, President Muhammadu Buhari has
disclosed that his administration intends to
persuade Boko Haram members to allow
peace to reign in order to end the insurgency
which has ravaged northeastern Nigeria.
The president according to The Punch, made
this disclosure on Friday, December 25, at the
presidential villa in Abuja during the visit of a
delegation led by the minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Muhammadu Bello who paid
him Christmas homage.
According to Sahara Reporters, two members
of a local vigilante group in the community
said the insurgents rode into the town on
bicycles since Kimba, which is in Biu local
government area, is remote.
He said the attackers sneaked into the town
at dusk and began their killing spree.
Mohammed Aliyu, a vigilante member
said: “They killed 11 people and injured many
more people and set the whole village ablaze.”
Another member of the vigilante group, Isa
Biu said: “The attackers rode on bicycles to
invade Kimba. They had guns and they just
opened fire on villagers.”
However, speaking to AFP, Mustapha
Karimbe, a civilian assisting the military in
fighting Boko Haram, said the number of
casulaties is at least 14.
Kimba is about to 22 miles from Biu town,
the biggest town in the southern part of
Borno State.
According to Dailypost the insurgents killed
13 people and abducted eight others, at
about 8:30 pm which was said to be the
sixth attack in the area recently.
Umar Sani, a resident who spoke to Dailypost
on the phone said: “They burnt down our
houses, killed our brothers and abducted our
children. We are close to Sabon Gari and there
are military there at Sabon Gari but they could
not come to our rescue. Many people have been
wounded. About 17 are currently being treated
in Biu. We have lost 13 people and they took
eight with them.”
However, President Muhammadu Buhari has
disclosed that his administration intends to
persuade Boko Haram members to allow
peace to reign in order to end the insurgency
which has ravaged northeastern Nigeria.
The president according to The Punch, made
this disclosure on Friday, December 25, at the
presidential villa in Abuja during the visit of a
delegation led by the minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Muhammadu Bello who paid
him Christmas homage.
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