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At least 44 people were slaughtered at Dumba village on
the outskirts of Baga town, in Kukawa Local Government
Area of Borno State, by gunmen on Tuesday night in
what is believed to be a continuation of reprisal attacks
since the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
became public.
According to sources, about 50 gunmen stormed Dumba
village which is some kilometers away from Baga and
slaughtered 44 people. Many people were also said to have
been injured during the attack that lasted for hours.
It was learnt that the gunmen also set fire on some houses
in the village.
Rescue workers have been mobilized to the area from
Maiduguri with the aim of providing medical services to the
surviving victims.
The assailants were said to have removed the two eyes of
some of the victims while many others had their bodies
decapitated.
A rescue worker told Journalists in Maiduguri that the
village came under attack late Tuesday when some
unknown gunmen stormed the settlement and killed many
people when they were fast asleep.
“As I’m speaking to you now, Red cross officials and the
San Medicine Frontier are attending to the injured
victims,” a rescue worker with a federal government agency
who does not want to be named said.
According to him, the village has been deserted, as the
people are now taking refuge at the Baga central primary
school.
A source with the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) who confirmed the incident, said the
agency has mobilized to the area to access the situation with
a view to render humanitarian assistance to the injured
victims and those who were psychologically traumatized in
the attack.
According to him, the agency will on Saturday(today) set
up camp at the Baga central primary school for the
displaced victims.
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