Five people were killed in Geidam, a
small community in Yobe State at the weekend by gunmen suspected to be Boko
Haram. Geidam is located in the northern part of the north-eastern Yobe State.
Sources said the gunmen attacked the Kasuwan Shanu area of Geidam town on
Friday night and shot dead five people mostly traders.
A resident who lost his brother in
the attack said he left behind the victim to take care of his business while
away in Lagos on business trip. “I just got a call that my younger brother was
killed, We spoke on phone few days ago. I don’t know what to do now because I’m
in Lagos to buy goods and replenish my shop,” the man said on condition of
anonymity. Police sources hinted that the perpetrators of the Friday attack in Geidam
“might not actually be Boko Haram but armed robbers because the attackers also
robbed their victims of their monies and carted away cartons of liquor being
sold by their victims.
“We believe the assailants are armed
robbers and we have strong feeling that the Kasuwan Shanu attack last Friday
was an armed robbery case and not Boko Haram,” a police officer who did not
want his name in print said. Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Mr Patrick
Egbuniwe, however said four persons were killed in the attack, adding that his
command was investigating the matter. “There was an attack on civilians in
Geidam by some unknown gunmen and four people were killed. We are still
investigating the matter,” the CP said.
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