At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday in separate Boko Haram attacks in Chibok and Kala Balge local government areas of Borno State.
In Chibok, suspected Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a group of mourners gathered for the third-day prayer of a late community leader around 6:00 p.m., killing seven men on the spot. Local sources said the attackers stormed the venue and began shooting indiscriminately. Several others sustained gunshot injuries during the attack.
An update on Tuesday revealed that additional bodies were recovered, bringing the total number of deaths in Chibok to 14. The attackers also reportedly set several houses ablaze before fleeing the area.
In a separate incident, an improvised explosive device (IED) believed to have been planted by Boko Haram exploded near Rann, the headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area, on Monday morning.
The device detonated when vehicles traveling to Gamboru Ngala ran over it approximately 11 kilometers from Rann, close to the Lake Chad border region. The blast killed at least four women, six children, and an unspecified number of men, according to members of the civilian Joint Task Force (JTF).
Three other passengers — a woman, a man, and a child — sustained injuries and were evacuated to medical facilities in Gamboru Ngala and Rann for treatment.
The explosion brought the total death toll in the Kala Balge attack to 16.
