Weeping as ISWAP kills two, abducts 17 in fresh Chibok attack

Suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have abducted 17 boys and girls from Piyemia village close to Chibok, Borno State.

Two persons were feared killed during the raid which rekindled memories of the April 2014 attack on Chibok when about 200 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram elements.

The majority of the Chibok schoolgirls remain missing.

The latest attack on Piyemi was launched on Thursday, according to reports from the area.

Residents said the terrorists, who wore military uniforms shot their way into the community and started looting shops.

They set 20 buildings on fire including the local branch of the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) Church.

About eight of the latest abductees reportedly escaped while the rest 17 unlucky ones were taken into the nearby Sambisa forests.

One of those killed was said to be a leader of the local vigilance groups that has been assisting the military in checkmating the insurgents.