It was a gory in Gaidam local government area of Yobe State, as the reign of terror by suspected Boko Haram insurgents claimed no fewer than 39 villagers in three different attacks on Nguro Kayaiya, Goni Mittiri and Jororo communities.
It was gathered that the villagers were killed in attacks on Nguro Kayaiya district on Monday and Tuesday.
A resident, Mallam Idi Audu, told this paper that the first attack occurred in the remote Nguro Kayaiya village in Gaidam when the Boko Haram terrorists began shooting sporadically on villagers late Monday, killing 17 of them.
The gunmen who rode in four bicycles were said to have immediately torched houses, mostly built of thatch roofs and walls.
Some of the villagers who had retired to their beds earlier due to the cold harmattan wind, said it was the sound of gunshots that saved them from being roasted alive.
“We were jolted out of our bedrooms by the sound of the gun to see that half of the village is on fire,” said resident Musa Lawan.