Boko Haram Killed About 56 In Borno State

No fewer than 56 persons have been killed in Nganzai town in Borno State in Nigeria’s volatile north-east region. The Governor of the State, Kashim Shettima, while confirming the killing, which occurred on Friday, condemned the attack and said that a committee had since been dispatched to the area to assess the extent of the damage and conduct burial for the victims. 

The killing was carried out by suspected insurgents, who had earlier attacked neighboring Gudumbali and were repelled by the military before they moved to Badu village in Nganzai where they unleashed terror.

Series of attacks have been carried out on places of worship, schools and public places by members of the terrorist group, in the north-east in the last five years. They are attempting to establish an Islamic State and end western education in the region.