MAIDUGURI — At least five persons were killed, weekend, following a
deadly clash between two rival vigilante youth groups seeking to curb
the menace posed by the Boko Haram in Borno State.
The two groups,
popularly called ‘civilian JTF’ were fighting over the control of Biu, a
town about 190 kilometres from Maiduguri, residents said.
“The
Civilian JTF in Biu had asked those that came from Maiduguri to leave
the town because their presence was likely to cause more harm than good
to residents of Biu town,” Abdullahi Mohammed said.
He said it was
during the ejection of the Maiduguri civilian JTF that fight ensued
between the two youth groups, which led to the killing of five persons.
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