Two construction workers have been killed by gunmen in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State.
The same marauders also kidnapped three grasshopper hunters.
The incident happened at Kukareta village along Maiduguri Road on Sunday around 3:00 am.
The district head of the town, Alhaji Lawan Babagana in an interview with Daily Trust gave a lowdown of how it all happened.
Quoting him the publication wrote: “They stormed the town around 3 am on Sunday shooting sporadically, they set my house on fire, razed my 504 Peugeot car, and also destroyed one house in the town.
“There were five people in my house who I was hosting; two of them were construction workers brought by the Northeast Development Commission from Adamawa, for the construction of Kukareta Market.
“As you know, as a traditional ruler, I used to host people that come to my domain. These boys (Boko Haram fighters) brought these (workers) out of my house and shot them instantly.
“There are three grasshopper hunters, who I was hosting in my house. They (terrorists) handcuffed, and kidnapped the hunters in the vehicle of vigilantes, which was parked at my house.
“The police operatives have evacuated the remains of the construction workers and taken them to a specialist hospital in Damaturu.”
