Suspected Boko Haram members who were riding on camels have ambùshed no fewer than 11 local wood-loggers and behéaded them.
The kîlling happened in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
A reliable source who works as a member of the vigilante group in the area and availed our correspondent with the information via the phone disclosed further that the incident occurred on Monday near Bale, a remote village in Damboa LGA.
According to the local vigilante source, the dismémbered bodies of the victims were recovered at the scene around 5 pm.
“We found six bodies of the wood loggers who were bútchered by the Boko Haram people from the location on Monday evening.
“We do not think any of them survived the attáck. Their bodies were badly dismémbered, and we found them in a pool of blóód as all parts of their bodies were cút into pieces.
“We immediately organised ourselves to bùry 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 abdûcted too,” the source stated.
Our correspondent learnt from another member of the vigilante group that, “the loggers were working at their charcoal site when they were suddenly rounded up by the terrórists who refused all pleas for mercy from their victims but went ahead to Kíll the six persons instantly.”
He added, “We learnt that they came on camels and surrounded the victims. We saw the footprints of the camels. We counted about 15 carmel foot prints.
“Although we learnt that some of the lucky loggers ran as fast as they could, though they were pursued by the l Boko Haram members.
“Why we also believe the others escaped is because camels don’t run as fast as horses, and more importantly, the victims are familiar with the terrain; that’s why we’re praying that they escape.
“It was later, we were informed about the situation of things there that we mobilised and went to the scene only to find the six bodies dismémbered and abandoned at the site but we haven’t heard from the other five persons.
“This morning, additional five bodies were recovered, so we have a total of 11 córpses so far. But the soldiers, alongside the vigilantes, are currently in the area and also combing the woods.”