Boko Haram Kill 65 During Burial Ceremony

Boko Haram terrorist struck last weekend at a funeral in Maiduguri, Borno State, leaving 65 people dead.

According to reports, dozens of more bodies were discovered following the assault Saturday by gunmen on a village close to the regional capital Maiduguri.

“It is 65 people dead and 10 injured,” local government chairman Muhammed Bulama said.

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According to Bulama, more than 20 people died in the initial attack on a funeral gathering. Dozens more were killed as they tried to chase after the jihadists.

The leader of a local anti-Boko Haram militia, Bunu Bukar Mustapha who confirmed the death toll while giving a slightly different account of the attack told newsmen that 23 people were killed as they returned from the funeral and “the remaining 42 were killed when they pursued the terrorists”.

Bulama pointed that the latest attack was in retaliation for the killing two weeks ago of 11 Boko Haram fighters by local residents when the jihadists approached their village. The residents also captured 10 automatic rifles.

It could be recalled that Boko Haram fighters have repeatedly attacked the surrounding Nganzai district.

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In September 2018, the terrorist group killed eight people and stole livestock in two villages in the area after residents tried to stop them from taking their animals.

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