No fewer than 25 members of the Islamic sect were on Sunday night killed by troops of the 7 Division,
Nigerian Army in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state. Security
officials have reported.
The attack on Damboa had cast much
doubts that many concerned had expressed over the much talked- about ceasefire
deal the federal government said it signed on Friday with the Boko Haram
gunmen.
It would be recalled that Boko Haram
had on the 17th of July 2014 hoisted their flags in Damboa after a deadly
gunbattle that left, five policemen, several soldiers and Lieutenant Colonel
Commanding the military base in Damboa dead with property worth billions of
naira destroyed.
A reliable security source in
Maiduguri told our Correspondent that the insurgents invaded Damboa town at
about 5:15pm on Sunday.
Damboa is south and 85km drive from
Maiduguri, the state capital. It also share borders with Sambisa forest where
Boko Haram has its largest suspected training camp.
A resident of Damboa, Mallam Aji
Bukar Kura who was among hundreds that fled to Chibok for safety during the
attack however said, they were considering coming back to Damboa today (Monday)
as they were informed by security operatives that the attack was repelled and
more than two dozens of them were killed.
Another source said “terrorists
numbering over 100 in 7 Hilux pickup vans and motorcycles fully armed with
Rocket Propelled Launchers, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), AK47 rifles
stormed the town on Sunday night, they realized that the town has started picking
up live following returning back of many fleeing residents after military took
over from the terrorists who had captured the town in June this year, but we
are happy that they were confronted”.
He however commended the gallantry
effort of the military troops in Damboa for successfully repelling the attack
which led to the killing over over 20 terrorists with the recovery of arms and
ammunitions.
A text message sent to the Director
Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade successfully delivered and a
phone call put to him for confirmation was not answered as at press time.
But a top security source who is not
authorized to talk to the press confirmed the incident in Maiduguri yesterday.
He said, “There was an attack on Damboa on Sunday evening and our soldiers had
effectively repelled them and killed 25 of them during a shootout.
“The soldiers were able to recover
several ammunition including a ‘Buffallo Armoured Personnel Carrier which the
terrorists abandoned”, he said.
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