B’Haram kills eight in Borno as soldiers free Sokoto hostages

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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed at least eight persons in fresh attacks on Borno communities, even as troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued nine kidnapped victims in Sokoto State.

Five farmers were murdered while working on their farmlands in Ngoshe community, Gwoza Local Government Area, and three villagers were slain in their homes in Mussa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area, before the attackers razed down several houses on Saturday.

Confirming the attacks, the senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, condemned the killings as acts of “cruelty.”

“I am profoundly saddened by these senseless killings. Our people, whose only pursuit is peace and livelihood, continue to fall victim to the cruelty of insurgents.

These young men and women deserved to live, to farm, and to dream, but their lives have been cut short by those who thrive on violence and destruction,” Ndume said in a statement on Sunday.

He assured residents of Ngoshe, Mussa, and other parts of Borno South of his commitment to pressing for stronger security measures.

“We will not fold our hands while our people are being attacked,” he vowed, adding that he was working with the Federal and State Governments and security agencies “to push for more deployment of personnel, sophisticated weapons, stationed attack helicopters or fighter jets, with improved intelligence sharing and proactive measures to protect our vulnerable farming communities.” Punch