Boko Haram Target Governor House in Yobe Boko Haram has been reported to attacked Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital towns of troubled Borno and Yobe states, and killed several people. The incident happened on Monday. The insurgents also sacked police stations in the towns and shot at a Nigerian Air Force jet even as they attempted to take over the Government House in Damaturu. But the military reportedly put up a fierce battle to avoid losing the seat of power to the insurgents. And Governor Ibrahim Gaidam later issued a statement to commend the gallantry of the soldiers for successfully defending the Government House. In the attacks on the two state capitals, six were said to have been killed in Maiduguri where female suicide bombers attacked shops in the Monday Market while the casualty figure for Damaturu, where insurgents reportedly fired consistently for hours, was not known as of the time of this report. In Damaturu, the insurgents attacked a police station and opened fire on an air force fighter jet circling the attacked area, witnesses said. The insurgents, sources told our correspondent, had arrived in the Yobe State capital as early as 4.00am from Gujba and that they started shooting sporadically as soon as they entered the city thus forcing many residents to flee into the bushes. Many residents of the town in areas such as Pawari and Byepass immediately abandoned their abodes and fled. Gujba is in the south-eastern part of the town. A security source who preferred anonymity said the insurgents, numbering over one hundred, attacked the Police Mobile Unit where they exchanged gunfire with the police on duty and succeeded in sending the policemen away... wpost.co/boko-haram-target-gobernor-house-yobe/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:10:56 +0000
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