VIOLENCE is yet to abate in Borno as suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were said to have shot dead more than 20 civilians when a vigilance group attacked them in the state.
According to an on-line publication, “the suspected sect members came armed and fired sporadic shots that killed over 20 innocent civilians,” spokesman for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Haruna Mohammed Sani, said.
The violence took place on Saturday in Dawashe village, a military spokesman said yesterday in a statement.
It was learnt that men from the Civilian Joint Task Force, a vigilance group formed in Boko Haram’s bastion, Maiduguri, to combat the Islamist gunmen who have been terrorising the region for years, entered Dawashe to search for suspects.
Suspected Boko Haram members were said to have subsequently opened fire in the village, killing 20 civilians who were mostly fishermen and traders.
Sani said a dozen other civilians sustained gunshot wounds during the incident but provided no information on casualties among the belligerents.
The toll and circumstances of the incident could not immediately be verified independently.
The MNJTF, a joint military force set up in 1998 to combat border crimes, consists of troops from Nigeria, Chad and Niger.
According to an on-line publication, “the suspected sect members came armed and fired sporadic shots that killed over 20 innocent civilians,” spokesman for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Haruna Mohammed Sani, said.
The violence took place on Saturday in Dawashe village, a military spokesman said yesterday in a statement.
It was learnt that men from the Civilian Joint Task Force, a vigilance group formed in Boko Haram’s bastion, Maiduguri, to combat the Islamist gunmen who have been terrorising the region for years, entered Dawashe to search for suspects.
Suspected Boko Haram members were said to have subsequently opened fire in the village, killing 20 civilians who were mostly fishermen and traders.
Sani said a dozen other civilians sustained gunshot wounds during the incident but provided no information on casualties among the belligerents.
The toll and circumstances of the incident could not immediately be verified independently.
The MNJTF, a joint military force set up in 1998 to combat border crimes, consists of troops from Nigeria, Chad and Niger.
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