Suspected Insurgents Attack Yobe Military Base Two Days After North-East Govs Meeting
[CHANNELSTV] Less than 48 hours after the North-East governors held its 11th forum meeting in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, suspected Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
bandidos holy warriors have reportedly attacked the 27 Task Force Brigade, Bunigari in Gujba Local Government Area of the state.
The residents of Bunigari told Channels Television that the bandidos holy warriors who came in the early hours of Saturday, targeted the military base.
''It was in the early hours of today, around 1.00am we heard a heavy shootout at the 27 Task Force Brigade which is unusual to the test firing by the military. We later confirmed it was suspected holy warriors,'' they said.
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A military source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, also confirmed the attack but said the details were still sketchy as at time of filing-in this report.
The bandidos holy warriors had in the last few weeks attacked military formations, destroyed cell culvert along Goniri Road as well kidnapped individuals along the Damaturu-Bunigari-Biu Road, creating fear in the hearts of the surrounding communities.
This is happening after the Northeast governors met to adopt approaches to tackle the insecurity the region has been facing in the last fifteen years.
Posted by: Fred 2025-05-04 |