Boko Haram Insurgents ‘Kill 22 Herdsmen’ In Borno

Twenty-two Fulani herdsmen have been killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Monguno town, Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.

Naija News understands that the insurgents invaded the town at the weekend and slaughtered the herdsmen in cold blood.

A resident of the community told SaharaReporters that the bodies of the deceased have been recovered, adding that they were brutally murdered.

He added that the insurgents also abducted some of the herders and went away with many cows.

“We have recovered 22 dead bodies, all of them brutally killed,” he said.

Meanwhile, unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed a Junior Secondary School student of Elisto Private School in Barakin’Ladi local government area of Plateau State.

Reports reaching Naija News at this time revealed that the boy, David James, was murdered by the assailants on Saturday, March 13.

The victim was reportedly murdered when he came out of their family house in Dorowa Babuje of the local government area at about 7:52 pm to defecate in a nearby bush. 

Tribune online reports that David was shot at close range and the gunmen who were lurking within the vicinity bolted away after the attack on the innocent child.

Lamenting on the death of his child, Solomon James said David who is just 18 years of age was like a pillar to the family as he combines working at a mining site with schooling to cater for his education and the family.

He said: “Our son was killed when he went out to defecate at about 7:56 pm. He went to defecate as a result of the drug he took which made him stool frequently. When he was pressed again, he went out as usual. It was there that he was shot by gunmen and he later died at the hospital.

“On hearing his cry, we rushed to the scene and carried him to the nearby hospital before he gave up. While conveying him to the hospital he said he knew those who shot at him and can identify them not knowing that he would give up in a short while,” he said.