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Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has it that some Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday (Christmas eve) attacked Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria Church (Church of the Brethren) at Pemi village in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State killing six.
The Boko Haram insurgents reportedly burnt down the church where natives were busy preparing for Christmas celebrations.
In the attack six cars and five houses belonging to the Church were razed, according to reports by The Cable.
“The insurgents came in around 5:30 pm through Gogombi. They came in batches of two. The first came in with a motorcycle while the other came in heavy vehicles. As soon as they entered the village, they started shooting sporadically and towards the EYN church,” on of the survivours said.
“Then they set it on fire. They also torched six cars and five other buildings around the church. Some of us ran to the bush, but unfortunately six people were killed in the attack. Christians were to observe Christmas prayers in the church this morning”, it added.
However, the task force battalion reached around 8 pm, according to the report.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) had earlier raised alarm over a “plot to bomb some places” during the festive period.