Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Chief Imam, Vigilante In Borno

Some suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly killed the Chief Imam of Kaga, Imam Goni Muktar, and a vigilante in the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State.

The insurgents in a Volkswagen Gulf stormed the imam’s residence at Malamti, an outskirt of Benishek, at about 12:30 a.m. on Monday.

Daily Post quoted a source from the Civilian Joint Task Force to confirm that the attackers’ approach mirrored that typically employed by insurgents.

According to a Civilian Joint Task Force source, the mode of operation was purely that of insurgents.

“On the night of Sunday, some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram stormed the house of the Chief Imam of Kaga LGA Imam, Goni Muktar and killed him.

“One of the vigilantes on duty was forcefully taken away by the attackers. This is the second chief imam that was killed in Kaga within two months,” he said.

The root cause of the incident could not be immediately ascertained, but the late imam would be buried today.