From Tom Garba, Yola
The Boko Haram insurgency has reportedly killed 24 persons in Kuda -Kaya village of Madagali local Government Area of Adamawa state.
Eyewitness account revealed that the insurgents in their hundreds stormed the village at about 10 pm Thursday night and killed 24 persons , while 10 persons sustained various degree of injuries from the attack.
The eyewitness claimed that immediately after the incident 18 dead bodies were discovered. Later more dead bodies were uncovered in the bush make the total of 24 persons killed.
Witnesses said the majority of those killed were women and children. Those injured were rushed to Gulak Cottage Hospital for treatment three kilometres from Kuda-kaya village
Another source, who simply identified himself as Amadu said he counted 18 dead bodies at the scene of the attack while he also confirmed that 10 others were injured . He said he believed that more dead bodies were yet to be discovered because some persons fled to the bush with gun wounds.
He said the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the village located on the fringes of the dreaded Sambisa forest around 10 pm Thursday night while the villagers were observing a wake for a dead member of the community.
Amadu said that Boko Haram took the villagers by surprise as members of the community never envisaged such attacks because the area had not witnessed such in a while.
“They stormed our village on motorbikes and immediately opened fire on the people observing the wake keep. As at the last count, 18 people were killed while about 10 others were injured and were rushed to a health facility in Gulak,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the member representing Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency, Adamu Kamale said the number of casualties as at the time of filing this report could not be ascertained but noted that many members of the community were feared killed.
Also confirming the attack, the Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa Police Command DSP Othman Abubakar, said “so far 18 people have been killed in the attack but the number of the casualties could not be ascertained,”
In another development, the police have arrested a Boko Haram kingpin on the wanted list of the military in Gombi local government of Adamawa state.
The suspected kingpin was allegedly sighted by a policemen at a security checkpoint who quickly recognised him.
The policeman reportedly removed his uniform and started trailing the suspected Boko Haram terrorist who went to a bank (name withheld) in an attempt to withdraw money.
An eyewitness report said the terrorist in an attempt to avoid being caught up by the security camera of the ATM machine asked a waiting customer to help him withdraw from the ATM machine which further aroused the curiosity of the policeman who mobilised the bank’s security details to arrest the suspect.
Confirming the arrest, the Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa state Police Command Othman Abubakar said the suspect is being interrogated at the command’s CID.
He said the suspect was one of the terrorist on the wanted list of hardened terrorists displayed by the military authorities but refused to mention his name until the police are through with their investigation.
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