Local NewsFive Allegedly Killed As BokoHaram Attacks Church In Borno Local News Five Allegedly Killed As BokoHaram Attacks Church In Borno By Popoola Sulaimon December 25, 2020 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp At least five people were killed and many wounded when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria Church (Church of the Brethren) at Pemi village in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.The incident occurred on Friday when the attackers also burnt down many houses, cars, and motorcycles in the community.A source told SaharaReporters that the gunmen set the church on fire and waited until it burnt down before they left.He said the terrorists struck around 6 pm, though information about the incident did not reach the military until 9pm.The source added that fleeing villagers spent the night out in the cold till this morning.SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen also invaded Debro community, shooting sporadically.The attack comes exactly a year after six people were killed and three wounded by Boko Haram insurgents in Kwaaagilim village, also in Chibok Local Government Area.More than 40,000 people have been killed and nearly 3 million displaced in a decade of Boko Haram terror activities in the country. Credit: SaharaReporters Share this:FacebookX Related - Advertisement - More From PurpleWorld Education Nigeria Tops the Charts for Out-of-School Children Globally – UNICEF Popoola Sulaimon - May 8, 2024 In a sobering report, UNICEF has revealed the grim... News Microsoft to Close Nigerian Office, Endangering 200 Local Jobs Popoola Sulaimon - May 7, 2024 In a development that may deal a severe blow... Business CBN Imposes Tight Deadline for PoS Operators Popoola Sulaimon - May 7, 2024 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a... News Company Allegedly Files Suit Against Employees for Stealing Two Loaves of Bread Popoola Sulaimon - May 7, 2024 A shopping center in Ibadan, Oyo state, has allegedly ... News CBN Imposes 0.005% Cybersecurity Levy on Electronic Transactions Popoola Sulaimon - May 7, 2024 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered financial... Insecurity Terror Strikes Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway: Seven Kidnapped, One Feared Dead in Gunmen Attack Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 A group of travelers passing through the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode... News Lekki Buildings Unapproved: Lagos State Government Reveals 80% of Lekki Structures Lack Permits Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 Dr Oluyinka Olumide, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and... News Peaceful Protest Turned Violent: Delta State Women Shot by Police While Protesting Against Extortion Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 On Monday, May 6, 2024, the Ughelli Area Command... Education Two Individuals Arrested in Connection with the Suspicious Death of Delta State University Student, Faith Omodon Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 Faith Omodon, a second-year undergraduate student at Delta State... - Advertisement -