BREAKING NEWS: Boko Haram militants kill 18 mourners in Adamawa – Police

Culled from Premium Times
Boko Haram insurgents launched a night attack in Kuda-Kaya village in Madagali local government of Adamawa State, on Thursday, killing 18 people and injuring 10 others at a funeral service, the police said.

Witnesses said the rampaging insurgents stormed the village which is about 3km from Gulak, capital of Madagali local government on the fringes of the dreaded Sambisa forest, around 10 pm during a wake keeping for a deceased community member.
The source said locals were taken unawares as they did not expect such attacks that the deadly Boko Haram had long been pushed out of the area.
“They stormed our village on motorbikes and immediately opened fire on the people observing the wake keep,” the source said. “As at the last count, 18 people were killed while about 10 others were injured and were rushed to a health facility in Gulak.”
The police spokesperson for Adamawa State, Othman Abubakar, a deputy superintendent of police, said 18 people had so far been confirmed dead, but said the total figure was uncertain, implying the toll could rise.

The member representing Michika/Madagali federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Adamu Kamale, said “many members of the community were feared killed”.
“‘There was pandemonium during which many people scampered for their lives,” he said.
One witness, who identified himself as Moses, told PREMIUM TIMES that the attack lasted for about an hour, and said those killed were mainly elderly women.