Military Base, School, Healthcare Centre Burnt In Fresh B-Haram Attack
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Katarko community in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
In the insurgents’ attack, which occurred at about 5:30 am, they also set the military base on fire, burnt down a primary school and a healthcare centre located in the community.
A source in the area said that residents fled into the bush, as the insurgents fired sporadically to scare the people.
A resident of the area, Fantami Kura, said the gunmen stormed the community at about 5:30 am when they were going to the mosque for prayers.
He said: “We came out as usual around 5.30 am for prayers. We sighted the gunmen and we immediately alerted our people and ran into bush for safety. They proceeded straight to the military formation in Katarko shooting sporadically and later set the base on fire.”
The number of casualties could not be ascertained, yesterday, and efforts to reach the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of Sector 2 of Operation Lafiya Dole in Damaturu, Lieutenant Kennedy Anyanwu, proved abortive.
Katarko community, which is 18 kilometres south of Damaturu, the state capital, had been under attack over 10 times.
Troops kill 2 bandits in Kaduna
Also yesterday, troops of Operation Thunder Strike said two bandits were killed at “Five-Thirty” village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this, said the killing of the bandits followed the attempted kidnap of four women in the village.
According to him, the troops responded to a distress call and mobilised swiftly to the area to engage the bandits.
He said: ‘’Following a gunfight, the bandits abandoned the captives who were then able to escape. After the skirmish, the corpses of two bandits were recovered, with the others having escaped with possible gunshot wounds.
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