As Nigerians celebrate Nigeria’s 55-year independence anniversary, residents of Kirchinga, in Adamawa state, are marking the day in anguish following the attack on the village by Boko Haram terrorists, slitting the throats of five residents of the area in an early morning attack.
The village is the hometown of former acting governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.Kirchinga, a village in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state, which shares border with the dreaded Sambisa forest, was one of the areas once annexed by Boko Haram insurgents last year.
It was however later cleared of terrorists after Boko Haram was routed by Nigerian troops in a counter insurgency operation.
A fleeing resident of the village, Ahmad Musa, in a telephone interview, said the insurgents struck the village at about 12:30am on Thursday and started firing sporadic shots while razing down buildings, making residents to flee into nearby bushes.
The resident said the insurgents slaughtered five trapped people, including three women and two men.
Source: premiumtimesng.com
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