suspected Boko Haram jihadists riding on motorcycles have invaded Dabna community in Hong local council area of Adamawa State, killing three locals and looting pharmaceuticals as well as foodstuff shops.
According to a Daily Trust report, the jihadists stormed the village in the early hours of Monday. They were confronted by a group of local vigilantes who brought down of the assailants.
The attack comes two years after Boko Haram fighters invaded the sma e community in July 2021, killing scores of residents.
Sulaiman Nguroje, spokesman for Adamawa Police Command in a statement, stated that a team of police operatives had been deployed to the village. He added that the police commissioner in the state warned that such incident would not be tolerated going forward.
“The CP warns that attacks on innocent souls would no longer be tolerated under whatsoever guise as the command holds the lives of citizens sacrosanct and such unwarranted attitude would be strictly treated in accordance with extant laws”, he stated.
