Boko Haram terrorists have threatened to attack the military base at Jiddari-Polo, Maiduguri, again.
They had on Monday attacked farmers in the area, killing four people and leaving one severely injured.
The AFP quoted one of the survivors of Monday’s attack, 75- year-old Mala Umara, a farmer, as saying the terrorists came in large numbers.
“They came in large numbers and killed four and left the other man seriously injured,” Umara said.
Umara, said that while sparing his life, the terrorists believed to belong to the Abubakar Shekau group instructed him to tell the Nigerian Army to prepare for another attack.
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“They asked me to deliver a message to the soldiers that they should be prepared for an attack soon,” the AFP quoted Umara as saying.
Another survivor, Abba Muhammad, said, “Five of them encircled me, but I instinctively bolted.”
The attack was also confirmed by a local militia leader, Babakura Kolo.