Boko Haram Attack:  81 Kill, Seven Abducted Including Village Head, As Zulum Visits Gubio

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MAIDUGURI, North-East, Nigeria – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has described the attack on Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio Local Government Area by Boko Haram as babaric and unfortunate.
He stated this on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 when he visited the scene of attacks and evacuated five injured persons in his convoy, for treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
A survivor told the Governor that 81 residents were killed during the Tuesday attacked with 13 persons injured and seven others, including the village head abducted.
Faduma Kolomdi, a nomadic village, is located 35 kilometres north of Gubio, the headquarters of Gubio LG.
While sympathising with the people over the attack, Zulum urged the Nigerian military to undertake a final onslaught that should put an end to insurgents on the shore of Lake Chad.
“Last year, about same number of people were killed in Gajiram like it happened again. This is barbaric. It is very unfortunate.
“The only solution to end this masacare is by dislodging the insurgents on the shores of Lake Chad. Doing so will require collaborative regional efforts,” he said.
A male adult described as the only one who escaped the attack (names withheld) gave account during the Governor’s visit.
According to the survivor, “The insurgents in gun trucks and armored tanks, came around 10am yesterday (Tuesday). They operated for about six hours and left around 4pm. They gathered us and said they wanted to deliver religious sermon to us. They asked us to submit whatever arm we had.
“Some villagers gave up their dane guns, bow and arrows. The insurgents pretended as if they were not there for any violence. Suddenly, they started shooting at will. Even children and women were not spared, many were shot at close range.
“Many started running. At the end, many persons were killed. We have been burying people since 10:00pm last night to about 6am this morning. We have buried 49 corpses here while another 32 corpses were taken away by families from the villages around us. The insurgents abducted seven persons including our village head. They went away with 400 cattle,” he narrated.
It was observed, that the insurgents did not set the place ablaze as they often did in other attacks. A resident from a neighboring village corroborated the survivor’s narrated to the Governor.
There were fears amongst residents of neighboring villages, that the casualties could be higher than 81 as the search is ongoing.

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