Boko Haram struck again on Wednesday killing no fewer than 45 persons in an horrific attack in the village of Azaya Kura, in the Mafa area of Borno state, northeast Nigeria.
Recountng their ordeal on Thursday, the Village chief Mallam Bulama said: “We counted 45 bodies at the end of the attack.”
Shettima Lawan, the caretaker chairman of Mafa local government area called it a “wicked and despicable.”
A resident who wanted to be called Jabiru corroborated the village head’s claim, saying “So far, 45 men have been killed and there are others that died in the bushes as a result of bleeding from bullet wounds,” said on resident, who gave his name only as Jabiru.
Trader Musa Abbani, who fled to Maiduguri, added: “The attackers destroyed more than half of the houses in our village, burnt over 50 motorcycles and four cars before they took away foodstuff and animals.”
A village elder, Mohammed Bukar, said: “We are still picking our pieces and looking for our missing people, especially those who could not be seen in Maiduguri.”
The heavily armed militants arrived on motorcycles at about 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) on Wednesday as villagers were at work.