Residents of Bolori Quarters where the incident happened said they woke
up to find the nine bodies with wounds to their necks and in pools of
blood.
A security source said attackers trailed
the workers to a rented apartment they were living in and killed them
in the dead of the night. “The incident took place around 1.45am and was
reported at about 6.05am,” the source said.
It is not clear who killed the
construction workers and why, and no group has yet claimed
responsibility for the crime. The new mosque they were involved in
building is situated in front of the palace of the Shehu of Borno.
Authorities said bodies of the victims
were deposited at the mortuary of the Borno State Specialist Hospital in
Maiduguri. Security agencies confirmed the incident and said they were
yet to make any arrests as investigation opened.
Slaughtering of people has been one of
the methods used by attackers unleashing violence in Maiduguri for the
past two years. Residents believe that the killing of people by
slaughtering is meant to avoid sound of gunshots that is likely to
attract the operatives of the Joint Task Force.
