Boko Haram attacks LG boss in Borno, kills son

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked
a local government chairman in Borno, killing his
son. Sources said the attackers numbering about
five, invaded the residence of the Caretaker
Chairman of Shani Local Government in the state,
Alhaji Madu Walama, in Walama village and
opened fire on his son when they discovered that
their target was not at home.
"When the gunmen invaded the house, they
asked for the whereabouts of the chairman, and
when they discovered that the man was not
around, they opened fire on one of his sons and
escaped. The boy, Shettima Walama, who was
about 20 year sold, did not die immediately. He
was rushed to the hospital and died shortly on
arrival," a resident who did not want his name in
print told journalists.
Another source also said the insurgents while
fleeing the area shot dead a man driving along
the Biu-Shani- Numan road. Shani is along the
Borno-Adamawa border in the southern part of
Borno State and is about 240 kilometres from
Maiduguri, the state capital.
Meanwhile, students in Borno State yesterday
resolved to boycott classrooms and other
academic activities tomorrow to protest the
abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok.
The placard-carrying students called on the
authorities to do everything possible to rescue the
girls.
Leader of the protesting students, Fatima Zanna
Maliki, said the youths needed action not words
and blames, adding that this was not the time for
apportioning blames on anybody.

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