By Our Correspondent
Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked Bamzir village in Whuntaku District of Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, in the early hours of Sunday, killing two brothers, injuring a woman, and burning down a church along with several houses and shops.
Residents said the armed men stormed the community around 2:10 a.m., shooting indiscriminately and setting buildings on fire. The victims, identified as Josiah Pogu Pudza, a secondary school student, and his brother Enoch Pogu Pudza, were reportedly shot dead while trying to escape. A woman, Esther Yohanna, sustained gunshot injuries and was taken for medical treatment.
Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers looted food items, livestock, and personal belongings before razing a church auditorium belonging to the Evangelical Church of Nigeria. The raid lasted for hours, leaving parts of the community destroyed and residents displaced.
The Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area, Mustapha Madu, who visited the scene, condemned the incident and expressed sympathy to the bereaved families. He appealed to security agencies to strengthen patrols and intelligence operations in rural communities that continue to face threats from insurgents.
The latest assault adds to a series of Boko Haram attacks on villages in the Chibok area, which gained international attention in 2014 following the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls. Despite ongoing military operations in Borno and surrounding states, residents say remote communities remain exposed to violent raids and destruction.
Security observers have called for greater government intervention to enhance protection and humanitarian relief for affected populations, noting that the renewed violence reflects the persistent challenges of insecurity in Nigeria’s northeast.
No group has officially claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believe Boko Haram fighters operating from hideouts in the Sambisa Forest are behind the assault.
