Borno State Governor,
Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday, visited Faduma Kolomdi village in
Gubio Local Government Area, scene of the deadly attack, which claimed several
lives including women and children.
Faduma Kolomdi, a nomadic village, is located 35 kilometres
in the north of Gubio, the headquarters of Gubio Local Government Area.
A survivor told Zulum that 81 residents were killed during
the attack on Tuesday with 13 persons injured and seven others, including
village head were abducted.
While sympathising with the people over the bloody attack,
Governor Zulum urged the Nigerian military to undertake a final onslaught that
should put an end to insurgency in the shore of the lake Chad.
Zulum described the attack as barbaric and unfortunate. He
evacuated five injured persons in his convoy, for treatment at an undisclosed
hospital.
“Last year, about the same number of people were killed in
Gajiram like it happened again. This is barbaric. It is very unfortunate. The
only solution to end this massacre is by dislodging the insurgents in the
shores of Lake Chad. Doing so, will require collaborative regional efforts,”
Zulum said.
A male adult described as the only one who escaped the
attack (name withheld for protection) gave account during Zulum’s visit.
He recalled thus, “The insurgents in gun trucks and armored
tanks came around 10am yesterday (Tuesday). They operated for about six hours
and left around 4pm. They gathered us and said they wanted to deliver religious
sermon to us. They asked us to submit whatever arm we had. Some villagers gave
up their dane guns, bow and arrows.
“The insurgents pretended as if they were there for any
violence. Suddenly, they started shooting at will. Even children and women were
not spared, many were shot at close range. Many started running. At the end,
many persons were killed.
“We have been burying people since 10:00pm to about 6am. We
have buried 49 corpses here while another 32 corpses were taken away by
families from the villages around us. The insurgents abducted seven persons
including our village head. They went away with 400 cattle,” he said.
It was observed that the insurgents did not set the place
ablaze as they often did in other attacks.
A resident from a neighboring village corroborated what
Zulum was told by the survivor.
There were fears amongst residents of neighboring villages,
that the casualties could be higher than 81 since tracing was ongoing.
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