Seven killed in Boko Haram raid in northeastern Nigeria

The Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists raided a town in northeastern Nigeria Saturday, killing at least seven people.

The Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists raided a town in northeastern Nigeria Saturday, killing at least seven people.

Locals in Borno state said Boko Haram gunmen stormed the town of Rann in Kalabalge district overnight Friday through Saturday and opened fire on homes.

“They opened fire on homes as we slept and killed seven people before carting away our food supplies and drugs from the only clinic in the town,” said a Rann resident, referring to the Boko Haram gunmen on motorcycles.

Rann’s residents had fled to the town of Gamboru, about 28 kilometers (17 miles) away.

Boko Haram, a Takfiri group known for its more than seven years of deadly militancy in Nigeria and the neighboring countries, has carried out several raids on Rann on other villages, forcing people to leave their homes. Eight people were killed in such attacks last month on the villages of Wumbi and Jikana.