The residents said the attackers abducted four people and looted shops despite the community having previously paid millions of naira in levies demanded by the bandits. SaharaReporters gathered that the assailants stormed the community in broad daylight, firing sporadically as residents fled for safety. Asked whether this was the first attack on Fanga, the resident said it was not. According to him, Fanga community had paid huge sums of money to the terrorists on two different occasions but was still repeatedly attacked. Despite paying a total of ₦11 million in levies to the terrorists, the witness said the attacks never stopped.