Gunmen kill 18 hunters

Damboa town in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State was thrown into confusion on Monday, when gunmen attacked the market in Damboa killing 18 hunters, who always bring in bush meat to sell at their stands during the market day.

The deputy governor of Borno State, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, who saw an empty town while passing through the local government expressed shock on the why one of the busiest towns in the state was deserted particularly during the market day and decided to stop over at the town on his way to Maiduguri from Biu town where he went on condolence visit to find out what happened that led to such unprecedented quietness in Damboa town.

The district head of Damboa, Alhaji Abba Ahmed informed the deputy governor that unknown gunmen on Tuesday came to the market, attacked and shot dead 18 people, mainly local hunters.

According to him, 13 died on the spot while 5 died in the hospital adding that, the local hunters were engaged in the business of killing monkeys and wild-pigs which were brought to the market for sale. They were said to have been given strange warnings by unknown persons before the fateful day.

The district head said the gunmen were not resident in the town as he was told by eye witnesses that they came in a golf car, carried out the operation and left the town.