Hours After Retired Army General Died In Bandits’ Captivity, ISWAP Terrorists Set Primary, Secondary Schools In Borno State Ablaze

<h4>Hours After Retired Army General Died In Bandits’ Captivity<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that suspected members of Boko Haram&sol;ISWAP terrorists on Saturday invaded Kautikari village of the Chibok local government area in Borno State&comma; setting primary and day secondary schools ablaze&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is coming just hours after the Katsina State Government confirmed the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar&comma; who died while in the custody of bandits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Katsina State government described the incident as a tragic loss to the state and the nation&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In an announcement issued on Saturday by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs&comma; Nasir Muazu&comma; and made available to journalists&comma; the government said the retired military officer died from complications arising from diabetes and hypertension while in captivity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the statement&comma; several efforts were made by the state government and security agencies to secure his release&comma; but the attempts were unsuccessful&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On the Chibok schools fire&comma; sources said that the incident which erupted at about 7pm on Saturday forced residents to flee out of the community into the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">bush<&sol;a> for safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Security personnel who hail from Kautikari but are based in Maiduguri confirmed the fresh attack even as he said details of casualties are yet to be ascertained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;35920" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-35920" style&equals;"width&colon; 233px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-35920" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;06&sol;image-50-233x300&period;webp" alt&equals;"Hours After Retired Army General Died In Bandits’ Captivity&comma; ISWAP Terrorists Set Primary&comma; Secondary Schools In Borno State Ablaze" width&equals;"233" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-35920" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Chibok schools on fire<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Yes&comma; I can confirm to you that our village &lpar;Kautikari&rpar; in the Chibok local government area is under Boko Haram attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our people are scampering for safety&comma; even as two schools &lpar;primary and day secondary school&rpar; are under fire&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The village has recorded a series of deadly Boko Haram attacks in recent times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Source&colon; Vanguard<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;