Despite the emergency rule and the deployment of over
3000 Joint Taks Force troops in Maiduguri, the Borno state
capital, some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect
yesterday shot dead provision store dealer, Mr. Bitrus Kwaji
and his son (name witheld), while one child suspected to be
Almajiri was killed by a stray bullet in Chescon area of Federal
low cost of the metropolis.
Our Correspondent gathered that the gunmen who
ambushed the dealer at his residence around 6:30pm,
successfully executed their mission and fled without being
arrested.
A Neighbour and resident of the slain provision dealer who
does not want his name mention in the print for security
reasons told our Correspondent that “the gunmen upon
arriving at the residence of Mr. Bitrus asked one Almajiri boy
to enter the house and told the provision dealer to come out
as some people/customers were outside and wanted to buy
things from the store, upon responding to the call, Mr.
Bitrus, his son and the Almajiri boy were coming out to
attend to their customers, not knowing that the people came
for a different mission”
He said, as they approaches the store located at the frontage
of the house, the gunmen opened fire and killed them
including the boy they sent to call Mr. Bitrus.
Due to the total GSM network black out in Borno, the JTF
Spokesman’s number, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa and the
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Gideon Jubrin could not
be reached for confirmation as at the time of going to press.

Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/gunmen-kill-father-son-almajiri-in-borno/