Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram militants on Saturday, April 8, 2017 opened fire at private and commercial vehicles along the Maiduguri-Damboa Road in Borno State, a report from the area said.
“Vehicles going to southern part of the state from Maiduguri, the capital, usually escorted by the security personnel, assembled at Molai on the outskirts of the city where they were attacked,” a report in Daily Trust on Sunday said.
The paper said it learnt that shortly before taking off, some gunmen suddenly appeared and shot sporadically, killing scores and injuring many.
Security agencies are yet to comment on the attack.
Buhari Defeats Boko Haram?
Late December 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari declared victory over the Islamist terrorist group after Nigerian troops announced that they have recaptured Camp Zero in Sambisa forest, the base of the deadliest terrorist group in the world.
The Nigerian Army later presented the president with the flag belonging to the terrorist group in a “mission accomplished” ceremony.
Since the declaration a week ahead of Christmas Day 2016, Boko Haram has launched a number of deadly attacks in the North Eastern region of the country where the terrorists have murdered at least 50,000 since they began their campaign to establish an Islamic caliphate in the country.
Additional reports by News Express.
