The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of 81 persons by Boko Haram terrorists at Faduma Koloram village in Gubio Local Government Area on Tuesday.

Speaking when he visited the scene of the attack to commiserate with the families of the victims, Mr Zulum said 49 of the deceased were buried before his arrival, while 32 bodies of the victims had been taken away by their families.

He added that 13 persons were injured while fleeing the attack, while seven others sustained various degrees of injury during the Tuesday attack.

“We have been advocating this for a very long time. The Tumbus and other shores of Lake Chad must be cleared completely, then people will get rest of mind. Anything less than this is a temporary measure.

“This village from Gubio town is over 35 kilometres. Due to the nature of the vast land, the insurgents can easily sneak into the community to cause havoc. The military can come here and relocate them, but at the end, they may come back,” he said.

Modu Gana, a survivor, had earlier told the governor that the community was attacked three times by the terrorists within the last one month.

“They asked us to remove all our charms, cutlasses, bows and arrows as well as other spiritual protection for special prayers.

“Immediately we did that, they began shooting at us from different directions, many people escaped with bullet wounds, while seven others, including our village head, were abducted by the terrorists,” he said as reported by Daily Nigerian.