Eight persons were killed and several women and children abducted by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect from Dzaku village in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno state.

According to residents of the village, the insurgents on Monday evening invaded the community killing people and abducted   some women and children.

The terrorists also carted away food stuffs.One of the indigenes of the village, Amos Ali who resides in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital said some of his relatives that fled to seek refuge with him, said, “some terrorists came into Dzaku in two Hilux Toyota vehicles armed with AK47 rifles and petrol bombs and wrecked havoc without confrontation.”

Ali who said one of his sisters was among those abducted by the attackers, lamented that “because of lack of telecommunication service, we later received a distress call from our Community on Tuesday that Boko Haram sect attacked our people and killed eight before abducting several others including my sister.”

He added that: “We are much worried especially now that the military said, it had decimated the terrorists from the region.”

Askira Uba is in Southern Borno Senatorial District and about 180 kilometres drive from Maiduguri, the state capital.

It is believed to be the birthplace of Boko Haram and had witnessed series of deadly attacks from the sect in the last six year.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Victor Isuku, said he was yet to be informed of the incident but assured that he will get back on getting details from the area.