At least 14 mourners have been confirmed dead following a Boko Haram attack in Kopl village, located in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The terrorists launched the assault on Monday evening as the mourners gathered for a final prayer for a loved one.
The incident comes barely 24 hours after many motorists and passengers were killed and others sustained various degrees of injuries along Gamboru Ngala-Kala Balge Road when they stumbled on an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by terrorists.
Modu Mustapha, the Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area, initially reported seven fatalities but later confirmed that 14 bodies had been recovered. “The Kopl attack on mourners by Boko Haram terrorists is very devastating, because, as of this morning (Tuesday), 14 dead bodies have been recovered.”
The chairman explained that the terrorists also set ablaze a Church and over 10 residential houses, stressing that the entire community is displaced without confrontation from security agencies.
The latest Chibok community incident in Kopl, according to Mustapha, took place at about 6 pm on Monday when armed terrorists descended on some mourners who were gathered for a final day prayer for one of their loved ones who died last week.
He stated that many of the victims who sustained injuries in the attack were evacuated to Mubi General Hospital in nearby Adamawa State for treatment.
Senator Ali Ndume described the situation as pathetic and beyond human imagination following the renewed escalating attacks in the Southern Borno Senatorial District.
He explained that on Monday, he received a distress call that over 10 vigilante members were killed in a community between Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State and Garkida town in Adamawa State.
He lamented that his people were casualties with no confrontation almost on a daily basis, pointing out that in the last month, over a hundred were killed in several coordinated attacks in Sabon Gari, Izge, Kirawa, Pulka, Damboa, Chibok, Askira Uba and too numerous to mention.