The Yobe State Capital, Damaturu Under Siege By Boko Haram
Men of the dreaded Boko Haram sect Monday morning invaded Damaturu the Yobe State Capital.
The insurgents who came into the town at about 5am from the Gujba axis south east of the town were shooting sporadically and triggering off explosives.
Our correspondent who was run out of his house in Jerusalem area along with other thousands of residents heard more than five explosions with deafening sound in the air.
Residents of Jerusalem and Pawari, bye pass along Gujba road have all deserted their house for safety.
The sound of blasts and heavy weapons being fired woke locals in the Gujba Road area of the Yobe state capital at about 4:45 a.m., said Umar Sada, who lives in the area.
“We have left our homes. We are now in the bush. We don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Sada, who said a police barracks had been destroyed.
“We are in serious confusion now, we are just hearing gunshots and explosions on the southern part of the city and people are fleeing”, said another embattled resident, Malam Abdulmalik.
The Yobe State University was reported to be under attack but there was no report of casualties.
An official of the SSS in Maiduguri has confirmed the attack on Damaturu.
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