Boko Haram Terrorists Raze Church, Abduct 15 Girls Near Chibok

From Channel News TV of Nigeria and Leadership, a Nigerian National daily

A church has been razed and 15 girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in a village near Chibok local government of Borno state, following an attack on Thursday night.

A local vigilante was also killed during the attack.

The name of the village is Pemi, the same area where a Pastor, Bulus Yukura, was kidnapped in December 2020. The assailants targeted the community church EYN NO 1 Pemi.

Those abducted were picked from houses around the church; the girls are between the ages of 10 to 13, according to villagers.

A resident who pleaded anonymity said the head of vigilantes in the community was the main target as the local guards had waged a relentless war against the insurgents in the axis. The resident said: “It was a sad day for us in Pemi on Thursday, insurgents came in large numbers and started raining bullets in Pemi, they captured our vigilante commander and slit his throat, many houses were burnt down including EYN church.”

A member of the vigilante group who joined the local guards . . . (said) “We are deeply worried over the missing young girls. As we speak, not less than 17 young girls are with them,”