In
a shocking incident, seven people have been reportedly killed
Makintamari village in Kaga Local Government in Borno state along the
Damaturu/Maiduguri road.
According
to eyewitnesses account, the travellers were beheaded with their heads
placed on their lifeless bodies on the main road.
In
a related incident, gunmen also brutally attacked and slit the throats
of 4 people on Saturday in the same village. The victims were reportedly
returning to Maiduguri in the evening.
Makintamari
is a few kilometers from Benishek where over 100 travelers were
murdered a week ago by suspected Boko Haram sect members.
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam appealed to Goodluck Jonathan, saying:
“We call on Mr. President and all the
security chiefs, to intensify security operations through aerial
surveillance, to contain the situation before it consumes the region and
country.
“On our way from Maiduguri to Damaturu
this afternoon (Sunday), we saw a trailer and bus that were burnt, with
the occupants slaughtered and their corpses littering the highway.
“Government should rise up to its responsibilities to save the lives and properties of its citizens.”
The governor also added that anyone travelling on the Damaturu to Maiduguri highway, was taking a huge risk.
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