More than 12 hours after members of the terror
sect, Boko Haram, launched a ferocious attack
on Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, military
sources said fighting still raged on between the
militants and federal troops.
It is still hazy, however, to ascertain the level of
casualties, but scores of the terrorists, residents
and some soldiers were said to have been killed
in the attack, which started around 8pm on
Friday.
A military source told our correspondent on the
telephone on Saturday that heavy fighting
continued throughout the night as the terrorists
were well prepared for the battle but met a
much more combat ready federal troops.
It was learnt that Damaturu residents remained
indoors even at daybreak as gunshots still
boomed and explosions could be heard in some
parts of the state capital.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports claimed that
more than 200 Boko Haram members might
have been killed as they attempted to invade
Adamawa State, using the Askira-Uba, a border
town between Borno and Adamawa states, as a
launch pad.
“They wanted to enter Adamawa through Askira-
Uba, but ran into the waiting arms of the troops
which killed about 200 of them,” the source,
who craved anonymity, added.
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