Boko Haram terrorists have razed a village in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least five people as well as several heads of livestock, according to official and local sources.
Yusuf Mohamed, head of the northeastern Madagali local government area of the Adamawa state, said the attack took place late Wednesday and led to hundreds of villagers deserting their ancestral community to avoid being killed or abducted.
“The entire village of Wuna was burnt down after the terrorists killed several livestock and carted away foods,” Mohamed told Anadolu Agency by phone.
The attack again points up the unabated security threat by the militants. Aside from suicide bombings that killed dozens in recent weeks, attacks by Boko Haram have been rare over the past year, but analysts see rising attacks on villages as a sign the group is regaining confidence.
“They held sway for almost an hour during which they killed over five people, burning houses and foodstuffs and carting away domestic animals. Presently, we are hiding somewhere in a nearby village,” the online medium quoted a local as saying.
A few days ago, a suicide bomber killed at least 50 Muslim worshippers in an early morning attack on a mosque in the Mubi area of Adamawa.