Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked kwapre, a community in Hong Local Government Area, killing 10 vigilantes.
DAILY POST gathered Sunday evening that the gunmen had stormed Kwapre in large numbers and faced the usually fewer and less armed vigilantes, gunning down 10 and leaving many others seriously wounded.
Kwapre has been attacked severally by the Boko Haram elements in recent months, and the latest onslaught was in the evening of Saturday, April 26, 2025, when the gunmen descended on the village once more, this time straight against the hapless local security guards.
“We lost 10 brave men, and others are fighting for their lives at FMC Hong,” said a Kwapre indigene, Hyella Anthony who is a former councillor of Garaha Ward.
Anthony disclosed that some other vigilantes were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Hong for medical attention.
“These gunmen came in large numbers, heavily armed, and overpowered our vigilantes who were trying to protect the village,”; Anthony added.
The District Head of Dugwaba, Simon Yakubu, expressing anguish over the recurring attacks, said this would be the fifth assault on villages around Kwapre within the past two weeks.
According to the district head, the frequency and ferocity of the raids, the sophistication of the attackers’ weaponry and their sheer numbers have always left the local people defenseless.
