At least 217 persons have been killed in five different villages at the
early hours of Friday by suspected Boko Haram terrorist in Borno State.
Confirming the incident , Senator Ahmed Zanna , representing Borno Central
Senatorial District confirm said a total of 217 persons were killed by
suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
Senator Zanna stated that the insurgents dressed in military uniform and
numbering over 50 attacked the villages killing, looting and burning
houses, leaving many other villagers seriously injured .
” Seven teachers were Killed in Teachers College Dikwa, 60 villagers were
killed in Kalabalge while 150 other villagers were killed in three other
Villages” Zanna said.
Efforts to get further confirmation from the Military and the Police
proved abortive as their telephone lines were not connecting.