Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect
have attacked again along the Maiduguri-
Beneshiek- Damaturu road on Thursday
evening. About ten commuters and motorists
were reported to have been allegedly killed.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said:
“the gunmen suspected to have been from
Sambisa Forest enroute a new destination
attempted to cross over the busy road on
Thursday evening, and on sighting vehicular
movement, ordered drivers of two vehicles
to stop, and when the drivers refused, they
opened fire on the vehicles.
mmediately when the terrorists rushed to the
ill-fated vehicles, they opened fire on the
occupants before using knives to slaughter
ten of them. Some motorists upon sighting
the danger had to make u-turn and quickly
drove to Maiduguri, while others found their
way back to Beneshiekh and Damaturu,
where they reported the incident to security
operatives”.
Immediately the security operatives had a
gun fight with members of the sect. Some
members of the sect died while others fled
into the nearby bush.
A security operative however confirmed the
incident. He said “about 10 people were
killed while some vehicles were seized on
Maiduguri- Beneshiekh road by suspected
terrorists on Thursday evening”.
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