Boko Haram terrorists
have attacked a Nigerian boarder town with Niger
– Security sources who confirmed the attack said no life was lost
– Following the attack, more security forces have been deployed to
Kannama general area to boost confidence in the locales
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the border town of Kannama in the
northern part of Yobe state Nigeria.
Kannama which is close to the Niger border with Nigeria was attacked on
Monday, June 6 on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, The Nation
reports.
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Security sources who confirmed the attack said the insurgents failed in
their attempt to over run the town, adding that no life was lost.
However, the state police commissioner Chika Abubakar Maidama said that
three of his men who were hospitalized at the Geidam General Hospital
following the attacks have been discharged.
He said the insurgents carted away with food items and other valuables
during the attack.
A resident of Kannama, Shehu Adamu, told the Nation newspaper that the
“insurgents stormed the town yesterday by 9:00 in the evening shooting
sporadically and attacked the divisional police station. They also
attack some shops in the town in search of food”.
Following the attack, more security forces have been deployed to Kannama
general area to boost confidence in the locales, the Spokesman of 27
Task Force Brigade, Lt. George Okupe has said.
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Meanwhile, the Nigerian government in Abuja on Tuesday, June 7, has said
it will begin investigation on the sponsors of Boko Haram insurgency in
the country.
Speaking to lawyers during a protest against the activities of Boko
Haram in the country, the attorney general of the federation and
minister of justice, Abubakar Malami said the federal government will
unravel the root cause of insurgency in Nigeria soon.
Malami said a judicial commission of inquiry will established to
investigate how insurgency found its way into Nigeria.
Representing the minister, the director in charge of general services,
Lola Uket assured the protesting lawyers that the minister will act fast
on their demands.
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