Boko Haram Kill 2, injure 5 others in Ngunuri Village of Alau

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –

Two persons were confirmed dead, five others sustained various degrees of injuries and property worth millions naira were  destroyed following last night attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Ngururi community of Alau village in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state.

According to one of the survivors from the community,  Bulama Yuram, who managed to escape  through the bushes, “my personal belongings including my house  were all  set ablaze by the  Boko Haram insurgents during the attack.”

He also said, “the  Boko Haram Insurgents who  came into the community through the Dalori axis  around 11:00pm, started shooting sporadically.

“They ended up  in killing 2 people and  hitting  five others  with  stray bullets in the process,  who  are presently receiving treatment at the state specialists Hospital Maiduguri.”

The local  further said  that most of the villagers  spent the night in the  bush nearing communities for safety and fear of falling victims  in  the hands of the the  Boko Haram insurgents.

Unfortunately, this took place at the time and day that the Borno State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori,  gave out his daughter in marriage.

The marriage ceremony took place on Saturday, where Governor Babagama Umara Zulum of Borno state represented  the father of the bride  groom while the Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State represented the father of the bride in company of personalities within and outside Borno, including the immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Mashin Shettima.