In one of the villages which came under attack on Wednesday evening, Kofa, the insurgents set ablaze the Imam of the village along with four members of his family.
While residents were said to have fled the village during the attack, returning villagers told Channels Television on Thursday that the cleric and his family had stayed behind.
Other villages attacked by the terrorists are Abba Malumti, Gozari, and Dalori II Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, all in Konduga local government area of the state.