Four people were killed and six others injured in a suicide attack in Tunkushe – a village in Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when a male suicide bomber detonated his explosives among a group of residents sleeping in the open.
The Spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, DSP Edet Okon confirmed this to Channels Television.
“At about 0100hrs, gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists attacked Tunkushe village in Konduga L.G.A. of Borno State. Four persons were killed in the attack,” he said.
Meanwhile, a civilian militia leader in the area, Mustapha Muhammad, had said earlier that five people were killed in the attack.
“Five people have been killed and six others injured in the attack,” Muhammad told AFP via telephone.
Tungushe resident Umara Kyari, who gave a similar casualty toll, said the attackers torched eight thatched houses and three vehicles before stealing about 100 cows.
“Fortunately all the cows returned to the village,” said Kyari. “I think the attackers are not used to herding cows and could not control them,” he said.
The Police, however, say more personnel have been deployed to strengthen security within the area.
