Local sources identified the slain operatives as Njidda Maradi and Yuguda Abasaryu. The abducted Forest Guard was said to have been taken to an unknown destination.

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have launched a deadly midnight attack on Kirchinga, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, the hometown of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, killing two operatives of the newly established Forest Guards and abducting another.

NaijaTrendCompass gathered that the assailants stormed the village between 1:00 am and 2:00 am on Tuesday, opening fire and instantly killing the guards before fleeing with one captive.

Local sources identified the slain operatives as Njidda Maradi and Yuguda Abasaryu. The abducted Forest Guard was said to have been taken to an unknown destination.

Residents said frantic distress calls were placed to security forces, but the attackers escaped before any response could be mounted. Witnesses alleged that the terrorists camped near a burial ground behind Maradi Primary School prior to the attack.

“They came around 1 am. We called the soldiers, but before they arrived, two Forest Guards had been killed and one taken away,” a resident told SaharaReporters.

Another resident claimed security operatives cited difficult terrain as the reason for the delayed response.

One of the victims, Maradi, is survived by two wives and eight children.

Confirming the incident to SaharaReporters, the Adamawa State Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said, “Yes, I can confirm there was an attack in Kirchinga. One person was killed and another injured.”

However, local accounts insist two guards were killed and one abducted, highlighting yet another deadly gap between official statements and realities on the ground in Nigeria’s conflict-hit Northeast region.