Fifteen (15) mourners and scores of persons have been kidnapped in Kwaple, a village near the Chibok Local Government Area in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
The attack was reportedly carried out by the terrorists on Monday around 7pm when they gathered for the funeral rites of a community member.
Modu Mustapha, the the Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area while confirming the attack said, “The terrorists attacked during a funeral, a lot of people were killed.”
A local source which pleaded anonymity disclosed that a total of 15 persons were killed while several others were abducted.
“It was a horror experience when they came shooting. I was not there, but the information reaching me is that it was 15 people, mostly men, who died.
“They burnt an EYN church in the area, burned about five houses, and other properties,” the source added.