Suspected Boko Haram members have killed six people and
burnt down the EYN (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria) also known as Church of the
Brethren in Nigeria in Pemi, a ward under Chibok local government area of Borno
state.
The insurgents attacked on Thursday — on Christmas eve when
most of the villagers were preparing for the celebrations.
About six cars and five other houses of the church were
brunt, some of the villagers disclosed on friday morning.
“The insurgents came in around 5:30 pm through Gogombi,” one of the villagers said.
“They came in batches of two. The first came in with a
motorcycle while the other came in heavy vehicles. As soon as they entered the
village, they started shooting sporadically and towards the EYN church.
“Then they set it on fire. They also torched six cars and
five other buildings around the church. Some of us ran to the bush, but
unfortunately six people were killed in the attack. Christians were to observe
Christmas prayers in the church this morning.”
The military,it was learnt, arrived at the scene hours after the insurgents had left.
“Soldiers from 117 task force battalion in Chibok were
mobilised, but they got here around 8pm, probably because of the distance as
Pemi is about 17 kilometres away from Chibok,” another source said.
He added that things are now under control as the military
is putting in effort to secure the Chibok general area.
Sagir Musa, spokesperson of the Nigerian army, did not
immediately respond to a message seeking an update on the attack.
On Tuesday, the Department of State Services (DSS) raised
the alarm over the “plot to bomb some places” during Yuletide.
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