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Boko Haram members
Suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group carried out a gruesome ambush on local wood-loggers in Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State. Riding on camels, the assailants attacked a group of loggers near the remote village of Bale, resulting in the beheading of 11 individuals.
NewsGlobal received firsthand information from a reliable source within the local vigilante group, who disclosed the harrowing details via a phone interview. The dismembered bodies of the victims were discovered around 5 pm at the scene of the heinous crime.
“We found six bodies of the wood loggers who were butchered by the Boko Haram people from the location on Monday evening,” the vigilante source revealed. “Their bodies were badly dismembered, and we found them in a pool of blood as all parts of their bodies were cut into pieces.”
The source further conveyed the immediate response of the vigilante group, stating, “We immediately organized ourselves to bury what remains of them in the evening according to Islamic rites. Although five people are still missing, we are praying that those five should escape, and maybe when tension calms down, they will return to us to narrate what really happened. But for now, we don’t know if they escaped or were abducted too.”
Another member of the vigilante group provided additional insights into the attack, revealing that the loggers were working at their charcoal site when they were abruptly rounded up by the terrorists. Despite pleas for mercy, the Boko Haram members ruthlessly killed six of the loggers on the spot.
“We learned that they came on camels and surrounded the victims. We saw the footprints of the camels. We counted about 15 camel footprints,” the second vigilante member disclosed. “Although we learned that some of the lucky loggers ran as fast as they could, they were pursued by the Boko Haram members.”
This appalling incident adds to the ongoing challenges faced by the residents of Borno State in the fight against insurgency. The community is left mourning the loss of 11 lives, grappling with the brutality unleashed by Boko Haram on innocent loggers simply pursuing their livelihoods.
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