Suspected gunmen of Boko Haram sect shot dead the Kala/Balge
council chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Modu Janga; and its
Youths Leader, Alhaji Abba near Mafa town on the Maiduguri-Dikwa road by 11am
Monday.
The APC duo officials were returning to Gudumbali from
Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, when their vehicle was ambushed near Mafa
town.
According to an eyewitness and resident of Mafa, Babagana
Usman mafa, said “the insurgents blocked the road with wood and tree branches,
before identify occupants of the vehicle and shot dead two persons at the spot,
and fled towards Dikwa, a border town with Cameroon.
“The party chairman along with other passengers in the
ambushed vehicle, were first stopped by flagging down the driver for
identification, before three gunmen on motorcycles shot dead two people at
close range; and fled towards Dikwa,” Usmani said in a telephone chat Tuesday
in Maiduguri.
He said the gunmen did not rob the party officials, as their
vehicle was abandoned at the scene of the incident, adding that the road was
also closed for two hours by soldiers and policemen prevent further attacks.
On whether other vehicles were ambushed during the attack,
he said: “these gunmen could have targeted the APC officials returning to the
council area of Kala/Balge, before they were ambushed on that road leading to
Gudumbali, the council headquarters.”
Our correspondent also learnt that Mafa town was attacked
three times this year, destroying several public buildings, vehicles and houses
along with people’s lives, including three policemen and a soldier.
Council chairman of Kala/Balge, Alhaji Alifa Bukar Rann also
yesterday in Maiduguri at the Government House confirmed the incident. He said
“two officials of APC were shot dead near Mafa town while returning to
Gudumbali for party official engagements”.
When contacted for confirmation over the incident yesterday
in Maiduguri, the Borno state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP
Gideon Jibrin’s phone number could not be reached, but a security source who is
not authorized to speak on the matter said “armed hoodlums ambushed a vehicle
on Dikwa road on Monday; and two people were feared dead, before the security
agents closed the road for two hours prevent further attacks”
Source-Newsrescue
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