Seven people have been reportedly killed
Makintamari village in Kaga Local Government in Borno state along the
Damaturu/Maiduguri road.
According to eyewitnesses account, the
travellers were beheaded with their heads placed on their lifeless
bodies on the main road.
In a related incident, gunmen also brutally
attacked and slit the throats of 4 people on Saturday in the same
village. The victims were reportedly returning to Maiduguri in the
evening.
Makintamari is a few kilometers from Benishek where over 100
travelers were murdered a week ago by suspected Boko Haram sect
members.
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam appealed to Goodluck Jonathan, saying:
“We
call on Mr. President and all the security chiefs, to intensify
security operations through aerial surveillance, to contain the
situation before it consumes the region and country.
“On our way from
Maiduguri to Damaturu this afternoon (Sunday), we saw a trailer and bus
that were burnt, with the occupants slaughtered and their corpses
littering the highway.
“Government should rise up to its responsibilities to save the lives and properties of its citizens.”
The governor also added that anyone travelling on the Damaturu to Maiduguri highway, was taking a huge risk.
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