One of the residents, who spoke after the attack, said the suspected terrorists stormed the town to kidnap a resident, Mallam Shati Gawi, who was later killed.
Another resident said that, “I want to tell you that we lost more than 10 people here because we have seen the security personnel, including soldiers and policemen going to the area for response. I spoke with one of my friends there; he confirmed to me that about 15 persons have been killed by suspected Boko Haram.”
However, a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Dungus Abdulkareem, confirmed the attack, but noted that only nine persons lost their lives.
According to the statement, the youths were ambushed and killed when they went to the bush to search for Mallam Shati Gawi, who was abducted and later killed by the suspected terrorists.
He added that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the town, DSP Idriss Haruna, has released the bodies of the deceased to their families after he visited the scene.
