Boko Haram kills 20 Borno villagers

Twenty persons were killed on Thursday night by suspected Boko Haram militants in Dile village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State,  a member of the youth vigilance group said.

The source, who spoke to our correspondent on Friday, said,  “Hundreds of suspected ​Boko Haram​ militants​, who are believed to be fleeing from the Nigerian troops on Thursday, killed at least 20 people in an attack on a remote village near Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

“The insurgents stormed Dile village at 2am in several vehicles, burning houses and killing anybody ​in​ sight.”

Also, a resident, Dauda Ardo, who fled to Mubi, told our correspondent on the telephone that 20 persons were feared killed in the village and many others sustained injuries during the attack.

“Dozens of Boko Haram fighters attacked our village ‎at about 2am and killed 20 people. Many of us fled to the bush to avoid being killed. Everybody was running for his or her life. We don’t know the whereabouts of our family members,” he said.