A male youth from Chibok, Ibrahim Tilitili was caught and nearly lynched to death by vigilantes after he had set some houses ablaze at Mandara Girau village in Biu local government area of Borno state.
Vanguard reports sources as having said Ibrahim succeeded in setting ablaze three houses and scaring the people of the village who started running for their lives in panic to safe haven. This occurred until some brave young men pounced on him, when they realized, it was a lone attack.
On realizing that, he was somebody they know in the village, they wanted to killed him, but some elders intervene and he was arrested and taken to Sarkin Baka- renown hunter in Biu town, where he made confession that, he was actually paid by Mallam Sani who is also resident of the village to set those houses ablaze.