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The Chibok community, under the aegis of the Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA), has staged a peaceful protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) calling for urgent federal intervention following a fresh wave of Boko Haram onslaughts.

The elders lead by the KADA National President Nkeki Mutah described the attacks as a “decade of loss” and accused the government of leaving the community vulnerable to ethnic targeting.

Making the call yesterday in Abuja, they said that while the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls remains an “open wound,” for the Chibok community, the current reality is a cycle of weekly massacres.

Mutah pointed that “Within the last week alone, our community has experienced multiple coordinated attacks.

“Despite repeated pleas, the security situations remain dire, with little visible effort toward stopping these relentless assaults.”

The association detailed four major recent incursions occurring between March 30 and April 5, 2026.

They said the most lethal occurred in Kautikari, the second-largest town in the Chibok Local Government Area, where 11 people were killed, including the leader of the local vigilante group, Bamto Daka.

“They were not mere statistics; they were fathers, sons, brothers, and defenders of their community,” the association said.

Among the dead was Yohanna Peter Yiguda, who was reportedly scheduled to be married just two days after the attack.

The community also reported the burning of the EYN LCC Church and several homes in Kauthlama and Kwople, which the said is situated just 4km from Chibok town.

According to KADA, insurgents were seen moving in large numbers through Kwihuma as
recently as Sunday, April 5.

Mutah said that an estimated 451 lives have so far been lost to these attacks.

He revealed that in Kibaku area alone, about 432 have been killed from November 2012 to April 2026 while in Kautikari village, 11 persons were massacred on March 30, 2026.

Other fatalities recorded include one person in Kauthlama village killed on (April 1, 2026.

In Meyoledi town of Adamawa State where some Chibok community members took shelter, seven persons were killed in a recent attack, the elders said which brings the estimated number deaths to 451 and others have been disabled for life..

The elders lamented that over half of their villages have been wiped out leaving residents unable to access their farmlands.

They issued a five-point appeal to the government, including the establishment of a permanent military presence in strategic border communities such as Gatamwarwa and Kuburmbula.

“Our people have endured unimaginable suffering, fear, displacement, and loss.
“It is evident that Boko Haram continues to target our people as an ethnic nationality. We therefore plead once again for special protection from authorities at all levels,” the association noted.

KADA also called for the deployment of additional troops and immediate humanitarian assistance, urging the government to “open Chibok to humanitarian organisations” to prevent a looming famine among the displaced.

They observed a minute silence and paid tribute to the “gallant military personnel and vigilante groups” who continue to defend the region despite being outgunned and under resourced.