According to local sources, at least 20 people who were fishers were killed when Boko Haram attacked them at gunpoint within the northeastern Nigeria region of Borno state Thursday.
The attackers were said to have struck during midday time, Wednesday about 11:00 GMT around Gadan Gari fishing village. Modu Ari, of the civilian joint task force described the insurgents attacking the village at fishermen who happened to be plying their profession.
The resident, Mustapha Kacahallah, has reported that more than 15 victims have already been buried. No sure death toll can be stated at this time because the community is yet to come to terms with the assault.
Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have been waging a 16-year-long insurgency in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Devastation brought about by this conflict has caused loss of many lives, immense economic damage, and an extensive humanitarian crisis coupled with mass displacement.
So far, neither the military nor Borno state officials have commented on this new attack. The area is still unsafe as insurgence targets many people, including security forces and other community members.
All these attacks continue to prove how hard it will be to get stability back to the region.