Kano, Nigeria (The Bloom Gist) - Boko Haram militants on Friday hacked 10 people to death during a raid on a village in Adamawa state, a local government administrator said Monday.
According to Maina Ularamu, the Madagali local government Chairman,dozens of Boko Haram insurgents stormed Pambula-Kwamda village in Madagali district, which the military recently declared free of the militant group, and killed 10 residents, while many were injured.
"Boko Haram militants attacked Pambula-Kwamda village, which is 5 kilometers from Gulak, the local government headquarters, where they hacked to death 10 people," Ularamu said.
Mr. Ularamu said the attackers were armed with machetes, and they stormed the village shortly before dawn, while residents were still asleep, he said.
"According to residents of the village, the attackers didn't have much weapons, and many of them carried no arms at all. They only fired a few shots when they were leaving after the attack.
"We believe the attackers are the same people raiding villages in the area recently and are hiding in nearby bushes and mountains," Ularamu said.
