wo Indians were killed Wednesday morning and one other critically
injured in an attack on a Gum Arabic factory in Maiduguri, Borno state.
According
to eyewitnesses, the attackers struck around 10:00am, using a
torrential rain as cover to carry out their attack. The Gum Arabic
factory is located at Bayan Quarters, close to the enclave of the boko
haram and where their mosque was before it was destroyed in 2009.
The
spokesman for the JTF, Lt. Col. Sagiru Musa who confirmed the attack to
Daily Trust also said the area had been cordoned off and a search for
the assailants had commenced. He also said cash amounting to N90,000 was
also taken from the factory.
Other workers who had taken refuge
within the factory during the attack could not immediately contact the
JTF because of the heavy downpour and were only bale to do so after it
had abated and the attackers had long gone.
The surviving Indian, in critical condition, has been taken to the State Specialist Hospital for treatment.
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