Boko Haram terrorists fatally shoot 18 women in Nigeria

The Takfiri Boko Haram militants have shot and killed at least 18 women when they stormed a funeral in a village in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern state of Adamawa.

Witnesses and local government officials said the attack was carried out at about 5:00 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on Thursday in the village of Kuda near the Sambisa forest, where Boko Haram militants hide in far-flung camps to avoid the Nigerian military.

“They stormed our village on motorbikes and immediately opened fire on the people observing the wake,” a witness, requesting anonymity, said.

The witness said at least 10 injured people were rushed to a health facility in the nearby town of Gulak.

Resident Moses Kwagh said people waited until three hours after the assault, and then recovered the bodies of 18 women, noting that some women from the village are still missing.

“When we said that Boko Haram is still in this place, some people sat in Abuja and claimed that there were no more Boko Haram [militants]. See what has happened now,” Kwagh said.

Lawmaker Adamu Kamale, who represents the region in the house of representatives, said, “There was pandemonium during which many people scampered for their lives.”