Boko Haram kills six, abducts 13 in Borno

Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday morning,
attacked a village, Kuburubu, in Damboa local
government area of Borno State, killing six persons
a abducting about 13 others.
A member of the youth vigilance group, Civilian JTF
who spoke anonymously, told our correspondent on
phone that attackers rode on four motorcycles to
the village at about 5 am when the villages were
still asleep.
He said they entered some homes killing six
people, kidnapped 13 others, and left many
wounded.
He said: “The hoodlums were in Kuburubu village
today (Saturday), riding four motorbikes, they were
eight in number and armed with guns.
“They attacked the village at about 5 am when
everyone was still sleeping; they killed six persons
and abducted about 13 others which they led into
the bush.”
According to him, those abducted included seven
women, five teenage boys and a teenage girl.
He said, “The insurgents looted all the food items,
and carted away livestock including goats, camels,
and their chickens.”
He said after the looting spree they set the village
ablaze.
Kuburubu is a boundary village between Chibok and
Damboa local government of Borno state, Northeast
Nigeria; about 80 kilometres away from Maiduguri.