Soldiers in Yobe Reportedly Kill 16 Civilians & Abduct 1 Muslim Religious Leader
Nigerian soldiers have allegedly killed 16 people and abducted a Muslim religious leader in Yobe State.
AlJazeera
reports that the troops rounded up the individuals, including the
leader, as they concluded morning prayers at a Mosque located Dogo Tebo
area of Potiskum in Yobe state.
Hospital staff and residents told
reporters that the 16 men were found dead with gunshot wounds, and that
the Muslim leader was missing.
Some community leaders say the men may
have been killed because “all of them were from the Kanuri ethnic group
that forms the bulk of Boko Haram’s membership.”