Boko Haram On Rampage, Set Ablaze Shops, Houses In Yobe Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed a 32-year-old vigilante, Modu Bulama, and destroyed 12 hinders of rooms and eight shops in Yobe State.
Sources disclosed the attackers stormed Gujba town in Gujba LGA on Saturday night while residents were asleep.
A resident, who selected to abide anonymous, reported the insurgents moved from house to house searching for vigilante members before killing Modu Bulama as he attempted to escape.
The Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Goje Muhammad, substantiated the incident, declaring the agency had conducted an assessment and extended condolences to the victims and Bulama’s family.
“Our assessment found that 14 households, including about 57 individuals, were directly affected. A total of 12 impedes of rooms and eight shops-mostly owned by business owners and local vigilante members-were destroyed by fire.
“Tragically, a 32-year-old vigilante gone his life, leaving behind two wives and seven children,” he reported.
Governor Mai Mala Buni sympathised with the victims and assured them of government encourage, promising aggravated security quantifies to protect lives and property.
The Round Table says that this is not the leading time Boko Haram has targeted Gujba town. In January this year, the insurgents fought the community and made away with a Toyota Hilux belonging to the vigilantes.
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Published 3/12/2025