– ‘Victims as young as four’ –
Babami Alhaji Kolo, another witness in Kukawa who fled to the state capital Maiduguri, said more than 50 militants had stormed the village.
“The terrorists first descended on Muslim worshippers in various mosques who were observing the Maghrib prayer shortly after breaking their fast,” he said.
“They… opened fire on the worshippers who were mostly men and young children.
“They spared nobody. In fact, while some of the terrorists waited and set most of the corpses on fire, others proceeded to houses and shot indiscriminately at women who were preparing food,” he said.
Malami Abdulkareem, an Arabic teacher in Kukawa, said some of the victims were as young as four.
“The attackers did not spare even children between four and 12 years old who went to mosques with their fathers.
“I saw at least nine kids who were killed in two mosques,” he said.
A military source in Maiduguri, who refused to be named, confirmed the attack but could not yet give a death toll.
“The military responded with aerial bombardments on terrorist positions,” he said, without giving further details.
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