Over 50 people, including four soldiers, have died in two separate attacks in Adamawa State.
The soldiers and over 40 civilians died in a raid by gunmen suspected
to be members of the Boko Haram sect in three local government areas in
the state.
The soldiers died in a gun battle on Sunday with the sect members in Garkida community in Gombi Local Government Area.
Garkida is the border town between Adamawa and Borno States and its
south of the Sambisa forest, which is believed to be the hiding place of
the sect.
Residents of Garkida community told Channels Television that the
insurgents, who stormed the town around 5:00pm local time on Sunday,
overpowered the military stationed in the town and laid siege to the
community.
Hours after the attack residents of the community are still in their
hideouts for fears of continuous attack by the dreaded sect, Boko Haram.
There is no official confirmation of the attack but eyewitnesses say
that several residents of the community were killed in the attack.
Aside the military base, the group attacked two churches and destroyed several houses in the community.
Also, in Madagali Local Government Area, six persons were killed as suspected members of the group carted away food items.
The group also killed many people in three communities in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The affected villages in Hong Local Government are Zar, Lube, Mubeng.
An eyewitness said that the village head of Zar community, retired
Wing Commander Dauda Daniel was declared missing after the attack.
Meanwhile, the Acting Governor of the State, Honourable Ahmadu Umaru
Fintiri, has commiserated with the families of the victims in the
affected local government areas.
In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mr Solomon
Kumanga, the governor said the government was collaborating with other
security agencies to end the activities of the group.
The acting spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, Mr Haa
Micheal, could not confirm the attack as at the time of this report.
He, however, confirmed that he heard of a rumoured attack in the affected communities.
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