Categories: CRIME

30 Killed At Military Checkpoint By Boko Haram

At least 30 persons have been confirmed dead while 18 vehicles including 8 trucks loaded with goods were razed by the attacking boko haram fighters at Auno community in Borno state.

The incident occurred at a military checkpoint where commuters are not allowed to pass after 5 pm and the victims were caught unawares by the fighters around 10 pm last night.

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Eyewitness said corpse are still being brought into hospitals in Maiduguri for identification and the fighters are said to have abducted an undisclosed number of persons to an unknown location.

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