Police operative, 7 others killed in terrorists’ attack on Adamawa community

In a brutal attack on a community in Adamawa State, suspected Boko Haram terrorists claimed the lives of seven civilians and a police officer. According to eyewitnesses, the insurgents infiltrated the Gaya-Dlang area on motorcycles around 5 pm on Monday, indiscriminately shooting and raiding shops before kidnapping four middle-aged women. Fortunately, the abducted women managed to escape after the incident.

The Chairman of Hong Local Government Area, Aliyu Saad Yerima, confirmed the attack, stating that eight casualties were suffered, with seven being civilians and one police officer. He also noted that numerous individuals sustained injuries while attempting to flee the scene, while the slain police officer's body was sent to the Federal Medical Centre in Hong.

Yerima highlighted the growing fear among farmers in the region due to frequent terrorist assaults, as 80 percent of the population engaged in farming abandoned their fields out of terror.

The Adamawa State Police Command's spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, corroborated the incident. He revealed that the attack was likely carried out by remnants of the retreating Boko Haram terrorists. Nguroje mentioned that a search team dispatched to the area had returned to base, and the Police Command would provide further details on their findings.

This occurrence followed a similar attack in the Zah community in Yadul District of Hong LGA, which claimed the lives of four individuals, including a Forest Guard official, just a month ago.