1, Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, has been attacked by the dreaded Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram.
A military source in the town said scores of insurgents flooded the town from Gujba, a stronghold of the sect. He said they attacked the.....
town as early as 4am on Monday, trying to take control of the security facilities. According to him, they attacked the Police Mobile Unit where they exchanged gunfire with the police on duty. At the moment the number of casualties remain unknown, though many people were killed. The insurgents suffered a lot of deaths but few police officers were also killed in the crossfire.
2, GUNMEN early Monday invaded Ado-Ekiti prison on Afao Road and attempted to free inmates.
The Controller of the Prison, Fadipe Abolarin Kehinde, confirmed the attack, but denied loss of life during the attack.“It was not a jail break, but an attack on the prison.
On those that escaped from prison, Kehinde said his men were already out to re-arrest them.
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3, Two female suicide bombers have attacked Maiduguri again near a market where they killed several people last week. The two female bombers carried the explosives in the back of their hijab dress, arrived a hair braiding salon and blew themselves up as a female civilian-JTF operatives made to search them. The attack has caused pandemonium in the town as many parents have besieged schools to pick up their wards.
The suicide attack happened about 11:30am on Monday.
VERY SAD!
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