Not less than fourteen persons lost their lives while many others sustained injuries when gunmen on bicycles attacked Kimba village in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria on Christmas day.
According to vigilantes, the gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists rode into the village around 10 pm, shooting indiscriminately and setting homes on fire.
By the time the attackers fled, fourteen persons had been killed, said Mustapha Karimbe, a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force assisting the military in counter insurgency operations in the Northeast.
The attack came barely a few days after President Muhammadu Buhari announced that Boko Haram has been "technically" defeated.
Although largely confined to Sambisa forest at the moment, the insurgents have continued to carry out sporadic attacks and suicide bombings.
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