Gov. Zulum visits Gubio village

Governor Zulum was told by a survivor, during his visit to the affected areas that 81 residents were killed during the attack on Tuesday while 13 persons were injured and seven others, including the village head, were abducted.

Zulum while sympathizing with the people over the attack, urged the military to undertake a final onslaught that would put an end to the insurgents’ practices in the shore of the Lake Chad.

He said: “Last year, about the same number of people, were killed in Gajiram as it happened again. This is barbaric. It is very unfortunate. The only solution to end this massacre is by dislodging the insurgents in the shores of Lake Chad. Doing so will require collaborative regional efforts.”

It was observed, that the insurgents did not set the place ablaze as they often did in other attacks.

A resident from a neighboring village corroborated what Zulum was told by the survivor.

There were fears amongst residents of neighboring villages, that the casualties could be higher than 81 since tracing was ongoing.

Ayooluwa Joshua