The Borno State government has confirmed that the total deaths recorded in the Tuesday afternoon attack in Gubio village now stand at 81.
Governor Zulum who left Maiduguri for Gubio early Wednesday morning to access the situation described what he saw as “barbaric.”
He said a survivor informed the governor that “81 residents were killed during the attack on Tuesday with 13 persons injured and seven others, including village head, was abducted. “This is barbaric. It is very unfortunate. The only solution to end this massacre is by dislodging the insurgents in the shores of Lake Chad. Doing so will require collaborative regional efforts.”“The insurgents in gun trucks and armoured tanks, came around 10 a.m yesterday , ” a survivor whose name was not allowed to be mentioned was quoted to have informed the governor.
“Suddenly, they started shooting at will. Even children and women were not spared, many were shot at close range. Many started running. In the end, many persons were killed and we have been burying people from 10 p.m last night to about 6 a.m this morning.
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