At least 25 persons have been killed in fresh attack in Dikwa LGA of Borno state by members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The victims, who are called scavengers, otherwise known as ‘Yan Ajakuta’, were reportedly killed in Mukdala village, located about 10 kilometres north to Dikwa town on Wednesday.
Takno Ibrahim, a member of a civilian joint task force in the state, said the deceased were shot multiple times by insurgents who rode on six motorcycles.
Ibrahim said some of the victims escaped with bullet wounds and were taken to the General Hospital in Dikwa town by officers of the military and task force.
A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he was on the farm when he heard the sounds of motorcycles from a distance.
The witness said he quickly hid in the bush before he started hearing sounds of gunshots from a distance.
“It was later that I discovered that they killed a lot of people,” TheCable quoted him to have said.
