Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have again invaded Kautikari village of Chibok local government area of Borno state killing a son of a traditional ruler, Mr Bulama Wadir.
The terrorists also burned down the largest church in the area and killed two other Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs that were hosted in the community.
Eye witness account said the attacked was carried out at about 5.45pm on Friday.
“Our community (Kautikari) came under heavy attacks by terrorists this evening at about 5:45 pm, they burned down some church structures/houses belonged to Church of Brethren (Ekliziyan Yan’uwa a Nigeria, popularly known as E.Y.N in Hausa parlance, and killed three persons including a son of our traditional ruler, Mr Bulama Wadir”.
Sources also confirmed that the quick intervention by security operatives, especially military troops saved the situation from heavy casualties as they responded promptly by repelling the attack.