Boko Haram Attack Claims 14 Lives in Adamawa Villages

A local government chairman in Adamawa State has confirmed a deadly attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, which resulted in 14 fatalities across two communities last week.

Usman Inuwa, Chairman of Hong Local Government Area, reported that the assailants attacked the villages of Mubang and Zar at night. In addition to the deaths, two individuals sustained gunshot wounds and are receiving treatment. The attackers also destroyed dozens of homes and food supplies

Inuwa attributed the vulnerability of the communities to their geographical isolation near the Sambisa Forest, describing the area as a vast and sparsely populated region that insurgents exploit as an “ungoverned space.”

He stated that a joint security force comprising military personnel and local vigilantes had successfully repelled three attempted assaults in December but was unable to stop the most recent incursion.

To prevent further attacks, the chairman appealed for direct federal intervention, specifically requesting the permanent stationing of army personnel and the deployment of air force strikes against known insurgent positions in the vicinity.

Attempts by reporters to gather additional comments from other regional officials, including the Adamawa State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria and the area’s representative in the State House of Assembly, were unsuccessful at the time of publication.